myEtymology.com: English etymology of rampart

Etymology of the English word rampart

the English word rampart

derived from the Old French word rampart

derived from the Old French word remparer

using the Old French prefix re-

derived from the Old French word emparer

derived from the Old Provençal word amparar

derived from the Vulgar Latin word anteparare

using the Latin prefix ante-

derived from the Latin word ante (before)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ant-

derived from the Latin word parare (prepare; furnish, supply)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *perə-

derived from the Latin word ante (before)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ant-

using the French prefix r-

derived from the French word rempart

derived from the Old French word remparer

using the Old French prefix re-

derived from the Old French word emparer

derived from the Old Provençal word amparar

derived from the Vulgar Latin word anteparare

using the Latin prefix ante-

derived from the Latin word ante (before)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ant-

derived from the Latin word parare (prepare; furnish, supply)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *perə-

derived from the Latin word ante (before)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ant-

using the French prefix r-

The earliest known usage of rampart in English dates from the 16th century.

Word found in Modern English