Where does “overture” come from?

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

overture (Old French): an opening

Definitions

  1. an opening

Ancestry of “overture”, step by step

overture traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French overt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchovertpast participle of ovrir
2Old Frenchovrirto open
3Vulgar Latinoperire—
4Latinaperīre—
5Latinaperiōto uncover, make or lay bare, reveal, clear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

via Vulgar Latin opertura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinoperturanominative feminine singular of opertūrus;...
2Latinapertūraan act of opening
3Latin-tūraing, -ure, -work

Words derived from “overture”

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