Where does “emprunter” come from?
emprunter (French) comes from Middle French emprunter, from Old French emprunter, from Vulgar Latin *imprūmūtāre, from Latin imprōmūtuāre, from Latin prōmūtuārī.
emprunter (French): to borrow; to take, to follow
Definitions
- to borrow; to take, to follow
Ancestry of “emprunter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | emprunter | to borrow |
| 2 | Old French | emprunter | to borrow |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *imprūmūtāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | imprōmūtuāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | prōmūtuārī | — |