Latin

habeō

‘to have, possess’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin habeō.

35 English words in this record descend from Latin habeō, most familiar first.

• able ← habilis
• due ← dewe ← deü ← devoir ← dēbēre
• average ← avarie ← avarie ← avaria ← عَوَارِيَّة
• ability ← abilite ← ableté ← habilitās ← habilis
• exhibition ← exhibicion ← exhibitio ← exhibeō
• habit ← habitus
• prohibition ← prohibicion ← prohibitiō ← prohibeō
• debit ← debet ← debitum ← debeō
• prohibit ← prohibiten ← prohibeō
• inhibition ← inhibicioun ← inibicion ← inhibitio ← inhibeō
• inhibit ← inhibitus ← inhibeō
• habitual ← habituālis ← habituō ← habitus

More words from habeō

• prohibitive
• inhabitant
• haver
• debenture
• habilitation
• habitus
• debility
• devoir
• debilitate
• habituate
• habitude
• habenula
• adhibit
• adhibition
• cohibition
• dishabituate
• habena
• habile
• habilitate
• habitudinal
• inhabile
• redhibitory
• redhibition

Etymograph / Latin habeō