Where does “développer” come from?
développer (French) comes from Middle French desveloper, from Old French desveloper, from Old French voloper, from Vulgar Latin vuloppare, from Proto-Germanic wlappaną, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
développer (French): to develop; to code
Ancestry of “développer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | desveloper | — |
| 2 | Old French | desveloper | — |
| 3 | Old French | voloper | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | vuloppare | to wrap |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wlappaną | to wrap, roll up, turn, wind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “développer”