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debeo.

to owe something, to be under obligation to and for something

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈdeː.be.oː]Classical-Latin[ˈdɛː.be.o]
  1. to owe something, to be under obligation to and for something

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  2. to be bound, in duty bound to do something; "ought", "must", "should"

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  3. to be owed, to be due (when in passive voice)

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  4. to have or keep from someone (in its original, etymological sense)

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *haβēō Latin habeō Latin debeo Contraction of *dēhibeō, from dē- + habeō (“have”), i.e. "I hold away (from someone)". See the same contraction in dēbilis. Compare the later formed dēhabeō.

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