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Where does “oir” come from?

oir (Catalan) comes from Latin audīre, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-is-d-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

oir (Catalan): to hear

Definitions

  1. to hear

Ancestry of “oir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaudīre—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-is-d-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “oir”

  • inoïble
  • oint
  • oït
  • oïda
  • oïble
  • oïdor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →