Where does “ouverture” come from?

ouverture (French) comes from Old French overture, 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.

ouverture (French): opening; overture

Definitions

  1. opening; overture

Ancestry of “ouverture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchoverturean opening
2Old Frenchovertpast participle of ovrir
3Old Frenchovrirto open
4Vulgar Latinoperire—
5Latinaperīre—
6Latinaperiōto uncover, make or lay bare, reveal, clear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

Words derived from “ouverture”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from Latin aperiō →Every word from Latin aperīre →