Where does “go” come from?
go (Venetian) comes from Venetian gaver, from Venetian aver, from Latin habeo, from Proto-Italic habēō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- — to grab, to take; to grab, take.
go (Venetian): first-person singular present indicative of gaver
Definitions
- first-person singular present indicative of gaver
Ancestry of “go”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Venetian | gaver | Alternative form of aver |
| 2 | Venetian | aver | to have; to possess |
| 3 | Latin | habeo | I have, hold; I own, have; I possess, have |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | habēō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰh₁bʰ- | to grab, to take; to grab, take |