Where does “épais” come from?

épais (French) comes from Middle French espés, from Old French espés, from Latin spissus, from Proto-Indo-European spidtos.

épais (French): thick; stupid, thick; thickly; densely

Definitions

  1. thick; stupid, thick; thickly; densely

Ancestry of “épais”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchespésthick
2Old Frenchespésthick
3Latinspissusthick, close, compact, dense, crowded; slow,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspidtos—

Words derived from “épais”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spidtos →Every word from Latin spissus →Every word from Old French espés →