Ave

"HAVE" Mosaic outside the House of the Faun, Pompeii, reflecting the less formal variant of ave.

Ave is a Latin word, used by the Romans as a salutation and greeting, meaning 'hail'. It is the singular imperative form of the verb avēre, which meant 'to be well'; thus one could translate it literally as 'be well' or 'farewell'.[1]

  1. ^ "Latin Word Lookup:aveo". Archived from the original on 2012-04-15.