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

Definitions

  1. to develop; to code

Ancestry of “développer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchdesveloper—
2Old Frenchdesveloper—
3Old Frenchvoloper—
4Vulgar Latinvuloppareto wrap
5Proto-Germanicwlappanąto wrap, roll up, turn, wind
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “développer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wlappaną →