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Where does “ouvaert” come from?

ouvaert (Norman) comes 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.

ouvaert (Norman): open

Definitions

  1. open

Ancestry of “ouvaert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchovertpast participle of ovrir
2Old Frenchovrirto open
3Vulgar Latinoperire—
4Latinaperīre—
5Latinaperiō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

Words derived from “ouvaert”

  • ouvert
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