Where does “ardre” come from?
ardre (Middle French) comes from Old French ardoir, from Vulgar Latin ardere, from Latin ārdeō, from Latin ardus, from Latin āridus, from Latin āreō, from Proto-Italic āzēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHseh₁(ye)- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
ardre (Middle French): to burn
Ancestry of “ardre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | ardoir | to burn |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | ardere | present active infinitive of ardeō; second-person... |
| 3 | Latin | ārdeō | — |
| 4 | Latin | ardus | Alternative form of aridus |
| 5 | Latin | āridus | — |
| 6 | Latin | āreō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | āzēō | I am dry |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHseh₁(ye)- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
Words derived from “ardre”