Where does “abri” come from?
abri (French) comes from Middle French abri, from Old French abri, from Old French abrier, from Latin apricāre, from Latin aprīcor, from Latin apricus, from Latin aperīcus, from Latin -cus — -y, -ic.
abri (French): a shelter or refuge against the elements or...
Definitions
- a shelter or refuge against the elements or...
Ancestry of “abri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | abri | — |
| 2 | Old French | abri | shelter |
| 3 | Old French | abrier | to shelter; to take shelter; to shelter oneself |
| 4 | Latin | apricāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | aprīcor | to bask in the sun, sunbathe |
| 6 | Latin | apricus | sunny, having lots of sunshine, warmed by the... |
| 7 | Latin | aperīcus | — |
| 8 | Latin | -cus | suffixed to nouns, forms adjectives; This suffix... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -kos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |