Where does “ouvyr” come from?
ouvyr (Old Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese ouir, from Latin audīre, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-is-d-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
ouvyr (Old Portuguese): Alternative form of ouir
Ancestry of “ouvyr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | ouir | to hear |
| 2 | Latin | audīre | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew-is-d- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
Words derived from “ouvyr”