Where does “louver” come from?

louver (English) comes from Middle English lover, from Old French lovier, from Medieval Latin *lōdārium.

louver (English): A type of turret on the roof of certain medieval...

Definitions

  1. A type of turret on the roof of certain medieval...

Ancestry of “louver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishloverlouver type of turret
2Old Frenchlovier—
3Medieval Latin*lōdārium—

Words derived from “louver”

Every word from Medieval Latin *lōdārium →Every word from Old French lovier →Every word from Middle English lover →