Where does “*at” come from?
*at (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin habet, from Latin habeo, from Proto-Italic habēō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- — to grab, to take; to grab, take.
Ancestry of “*at”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | habet | third-person singular present active indicative... |
| 2 | Latin | habeo | I have, hold; I own, have; I possess, have |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | habēō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰh₁bʰ- | to grab, to take; to grab, take |