Where does “ouvrir” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ouvrir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinoperirepresent active infinitive of operiō;...
2Latinaperīre—
3Latinaperiōto uncover, make or lay bare, reveal, clear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

Words derived from “ouvrir”

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