Etymograph

English

habena

Habena comes from Latin habena ‘thong, strap’, from habeō ‘to have, hold’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- ‘to grab, take’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰeh₁bʰ-‘to grab, take’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰh₁bʰéh₁yetireconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*haβēō‘to have, hold’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhabeō‘to have, hold’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEhabena‘thong, strap’
  6. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰeh₁bʰ-‘to grab, take’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰh₁bʰéh₁yetireconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*haβēō‘to have, hold’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhabeō‘to have, hold’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEhabena‘thong, strap’
  6. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- ‘to grab, take’

doubt, habitat, dubious, endeavor, prohibitive, javelin, gab, aver, 22 more

through Proto-Italic *haβēō ‘to have, hold’

habitual, 10 more

through Latin habeō ‘to have, hold’

due, average, able, ability, exhibition, prohibition, habit, debit, prohibit, inhibition, inhibit, haver, debenture, habilitation, 20 more

Today it means

noun A restricting bandage or frenum

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- / habena

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