dever

Old Portuguese

/de.ˈβeɾ/

verb

Definitions

must; to have to

Etymology

Inherited from Latin dēbēre (must).

Origin

Latin

dēbēre

Gloss

must

Concept

Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

dēbēre Latin
dovere Italian
deber Spanish, Castilian
*gʰeh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European
dever Portuguese
deu, deü Old French
deveir Old French
devoir Old French
deure Catalan, Valencian
deure Occitan
dever Occitan
dovê Friulian
dovar Dalmatian
debi Kabuverdianu
dovei Ladin