Where does “uwertura” come from?

uwertura (Polish) comes from French ouverture, from Old French overture, 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.

uwertura (Polish): overture

Definitions

  1. overture

Ancestry of “uwertura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchouvertureopening; overture
2Old Frenchoverturean opening
3Old Frenchovertpast participle of ovrir
4Old Frenchovrirto open
5Vulgar Latinoperire—
6Latinaperīre—
7Latinaperiōto uncover, make or lay bare, reveal, clear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from Latin aperiō →Every word from Latin aperīre →