Etymology Explorer › Norman

Where does “ouvèrtuthe” come from?

ouvèrtuthe (Norman) 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.

ouvèrtuthe (Norman): opening

Definitions

  1. opening

Ancestry of “ouvèrtuthe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchoverturean opening
2Old Frenchovertpast participle of ovrir
3Old Frenchovrirto open
4Vulgar Latinoperire—
5Latinaperīre—
6Latinaperiō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →