Where does “ovrir” come from?

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

ovrir (Old French): to open

Definitions

  1. to open

Ancestry of “ovrir”, step by step

ovrir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin operire

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

via Late Latin operire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinoperirepresent active infinitive of operiō;...

Words derived from “ovrir”

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