Where does “à” come from?

à (Old French) comes from Latin ad, from Proto-Italic ad, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éd — to, at.

à (Old French): for, with; at, to

Definitions

  1. for, with; at, to

Ancestry of “à”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinadtoward, to; up to; near, by, close by, at, to
2Proto-Italicadtoward, to, on, up to, for
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂édto, at

Words derived from “à”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éd →Every word from Proto-Italic ad →Every word from Latin ad →
à — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer