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Where does “overt” come from?

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

overt (Anglo-Norman): past participle of ovrir

Definitions

  1. past participle of ovrir

Ancestry of “overt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchouvert—
2Old Frenchovrirto open
3Vulgar Latinoperire—
4Latinaperīre—
5Latinaperiō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

Words derived from “overt”

  • overt
  • overtly
  • overtness
  • nonovert
  • semiovert
  • uverte
  • overt
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