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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

  1. shelter

Ancestry of “abri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchabrierto shelter; to take shelter; to shelter oneself
2Latinapricāre—
3Latinaprīcor—
4Latinapricussunny, having lots of sunshine, warmed by the...
5Latinaperīcus—
6Latin-cussuffixed to nouns, forms adjectives; This suffix...
7Proto-Italic-kos—
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “abri”

  • abri
  • abriter
  • abribus
  • abri
  • abri
  • αμπρί
  • abri
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