Where does “emprunter” come from?
emprunter (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin *imprūmūtāre, from Latin imprōmūtuāre, from Latin prōmūtuārī.
emprunter (Old French): to borrow
Definitions
- to borrow
Ancestry of “emprunter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | *imprūmūtāre | — |
| 2 | Latin | imprōmūtuāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | prōmūtuārī | — |