Where does “ouvert” come from?
ouvert (French) comes from Middle French ouvert, from Old French overt, from Old French ovrir, from Vulgar Latin operire, from Latin aperīre, from Latin aperiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.
ouvert (French): open; past participle of ouvrir
Definitions
- open; past participle of ouvrir
Ancestry of “ouvert”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | ouvert | past participle of ouvrir |
| 2 | Old French | overt | past participle of ovrir |
| 3 | Old French | ovrir | to open |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | operire | — |
| 5 | Latin | aperīre | — |
| 6 | Latin | aperiō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epó | off, away |
Words derived from “ouvert”