Where does “obrir” come from?

obrir (Catalan) comes from Old Occitan ubrir, from Vulgar Latin operire, from Latin aperīre, from Latin aperiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

obrir (Catalan): to open

Definitions

  1. to open

Ancestry of “obrir”, step by step

obrir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Occitan ubrir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanubrir—
2Vulgar Latinoperire—
3Latinaperīre—
4Latinaperiōto uncover, make or lay bare, reveal, clear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

via Old Occitan obrir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanobrir—

Words derived from “obrir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from Latin aperiō →Every word from Latin aperīre →