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Where does “ouvert” come from?

ouvert (Old French) comes from Old French ovrir, from Vulgar Latin operire, from Latin aperīre, from Latin aperiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

Ancestry of “ouvert”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ouvert”

  • overt
  • overtly
  • ouvert
  • overtness
  • nonovert
  • semiovert
  • ouvert
  • uverte
  • overt
  • ouvert
  • overt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →