Where does “aperture” come from?

aperture (French) comes from Latin apertūra, from Latin apertus, from Latin aperiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

aperture (French): opening, openness, aperture

Definitions

  1. opening, openness, aperture

Ancestry of “aperture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinapertūraan act of opening
2Latinapertusopened, open, free; public; having been opened;...
3Latinaperiōto uncover, make or lay bare, reveal, clear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

Words derived from “aperture”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from Latin aperiō →Every word from Latin apertus →