Where does “Discover” come from?
Discover comes from Middle English discoveren, from Old French descovrir, from Late Latin discoperire, from Latin discooperio, meaning to uncover, derived from cooperio with the prefix con-.
Discover (English): Discover Card, a brand of credit card
Definitions
- Discover Card, a brand of credit card
Ancestry of “Discover”, step by step
Discover traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English discoveren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | discoveren | — |
| 2 | Old French | descovrir | to uncover, to reveal; to discover |
| 3 | Latin | discoperīre | — |
| 4 | Latin | discooperiō | to expose, lay bare |
| 5 | Latin | cooperiō | to cover wholly or over, overwhelm, clothe |
| 6 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Late Latin discooperio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | discooperio | I expose, lay bare |
| 2 | Latin | cooperio | I cover wholly, cover over, overwhelm |
| 3 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |