Where does “ardre” come from?
ardre (French) comes from Middle French ardre, from Old French ardoir, from Vulgar Latin ardere, from Latin ārdeō, from Latin ardus, from Latin āridus, from Latin āreō, from Proto-Italic āzēō — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
ardre (French): to burn; to consume
Definitions
- to burn; to consume
Ancestry of “ardre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | ardre | to burn |
| 2 | Old French | ardoir | to burn |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | ardere | present active infinitive of ardeō; second-person... |
| 4 | Latin | ārdeō | to burn |
| 5 | Latin | ardus | Alternative form of aridus |
| 6 | Latin | āridus | dry, parched, withered, arid |
| 7 | Latin | āreō | to be dry or parched |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | āzēō | I am dry |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHseh₁(ye)- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |