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Where does “entrouvrir” come from?

entrouvrir (French) comes from French ouvrir, from Middle French ouvrir, from Old French ovrir, from Vulgar Latin operire, from Latin aperīre, from Latin aperiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

entrouvrir (French): to half-open; to leave ajar

Definitions

  1. to half-open; to leave ajar

Ancestry of “entrouvrir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchouvrirto open; to begin
2Middle Frenchouvrirto open
3Old Frenchovrirto open
4Vulgar Latinoperire—
5Latinaperīre—
6Latinaperiō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away
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