Where does “pert” come from?

pert (Middle English) comes from English apert, from Middle English apert, from Old French apert, from Latin apertus, from Latin aperiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

Ancestry of “pert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishapertopen; uncovered; revealed
2Middle Englishapert
3Old Frenchapert
4Latinapertusopened, open, free; public; having been opened;...
5Latinaperiōto uncover, make or lay bare, reveal, clear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

Words derived from “pert

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epóEvery word from Latin aperiōEvery word from Latin apertus