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Where does “coverdisk” come from?

coverdisk (English) comes from English cover, from Middle English coveren, from Old French covrir, from Latin cooperiō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

coverdisk (English): A floppy disk offered as a covermount, containing...

Definitions

  1. A floppy disk offered as a covermount, containing...

Ancestry of “coverdisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoverA lid; Area or situation which screens a person...
2Middle Englishcoverento recover
3Old Frenchcovrirto cover
4Latincooperiō—
5Latincōn-—
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “coverdisk”

  • coverdisc
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