Where does “ouvrir” come from?

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

ouvrir (Middle French): to open

Definitions

  1. to open

Ancestry of “ouvrir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchovrirto open
2Vulgar Latinoperire—
3Latinaperīre—
4Latinaperiōto uncover, make or lay bare, reveal, clear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

Words derived from “ouvrir”

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