Where does “covelet” come from?
covelet (English) comes from English cove, from French couver, from Old French cover, from Latin cubāre, from Latin cubō, from Proto-Italic kubāō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew- — cattle.
covelet (English): A little cove
Definitions
- A little cove
Ancestry of “covelet”, step by step
covelet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cove
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cove | A hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern; A concave... |
| 2 | French | couver | to brood; to mollycoddle |
| 3 | Old French | cover | to brood |
| 4 | Latin | cubāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | cubō | to lie down, recline |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kubāō | to lie down |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |
via English let
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | let | To allow to, not to prevent; To leave; To allow... |
| 2 | Middle English | leten | to let |
| 3 | Old English | lǣtan | to let; leave; to let go, leave; to allow, let... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lātan | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lētaną | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁d- | to be tired |