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

ouvert traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French ovrir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchovrirto open
2Vulgar Latinoperire—
3Latinaperīre—
4Latinaperiōto uncover, make or lay bare, reveal, clear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

via Old French ouvrir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchouvrir—

via Old French uvrir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchuvrirAlternative form of ovrir; to open

Words derived from “ouvert”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from Latin aperiō →Every word from Latin aperīre →