Where does “codiscoverer” come from?
codiscoverer (English) comes from English discoverer, from English discover, from Middle English discoveren, from Old French descovrir, from Latin discoperīre, from Latin discooperiō, from Latin cooperiō, from Latin cōn- — resin, gum; to say, speak.
codiscoverer (English): One who jointly makes a discovery
Definitions
- One who jointly makes a discovery
Ancestry of “codiscoverer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | discoverer | One who discovers: a person who has discovered... |
| 2 | English | discover | To find or learn something for the first time; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | discoveren | — |
| 4 | Old French | descovrir | to uncover, to reveal; to discover |
| 5 | Latin | discoperīre | — |
| 6 | Latin | discooperiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | cooperiō | — |
| 8 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | — |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |