Etymology Explorer › French

Where does “éclater” come from?

éclater (French) comes from Old French esclater, from Frankish slaitan, from Proto-Germanic slaitijaną, from Proto-Germanic slītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyd-.

éclater (French): to burst; to break, to shatter; to boom; to...

Definitions

  1. to burst; to break, to shatter; to boom; to...

Ancestry of “éclater”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchesclaterto separate from, sunder out
2Frankishslaitanto split, break
3Proto-Germanicslaitijaną—
4Proto-Germanicslītanąto tear apart
5Proto-Indo-Europeansleyd-—

Words derived from “éclater”

  • eclat
  • éclat
  • éclat
  • Eklat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyd- →