Where does “abri” come from?
abri (Old French) comes from Old French abrier, from Latin apricāre, from Latin aprīcor, from Latin apricus, from Latin aperīcus, from Latin -cus, from Proto-Italic -kos, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
abri (Old French): shelter
Definitions
- shelter
Ancestry of “abri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | abrier | to shelter; to take shelter; to shelter oneself |
| 2 | Latin | apricāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | aprīcor | to bask in the sun, sunbathe |
| 4 | Latin | apricus | sunny, having lots of sunshine, warmed by the... |
| 5 | Latin | aperīcus | — |
| 6 | Latin | -cus | suffixed to nouns, forms adjectives; This suffix... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -kos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |