Where does “oprire” come from?

oprire (Romanian) comes from Vulgar Latin operire, from Latin aperīre, from Latin aperiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

oprire (Romanian): stop, halt; station

Definitions

  1. stop, halt; station

Ancestry of “oprire”, step by step

oprire 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 Romanian opri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianoprito stop
2Proto-Slavicopreti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from Latin aperiō →Every word from Latin aperīre →