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Where does “ouvert” come from?

ouvert (English) comes from French ouvert, from Middle French ouvert, from Old French overt, from Old French ovrir, from Vulgar Latin operire, from Latin aperīre, from Latin aperiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

ouvert (English): A position in which the feet are apart, or a...

Definitions

  1. A position in which the feet are apart, or a...

Ancestry of “ouvert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchouvertopen; past participle of ouvrir
2Middle Frenchouvertpast participle of ouvrir
3Old Frenchovertpast participle of ovrir
4Old Frenchovrirto open
5Vulgar Latinoperire—
6Latinaperīre—
7Latinaperiō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away
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