Where does “covert” come from?
Covert comes from Old French covert, the past participle of covrir, from Latin coopertus, past participle of cooperio meaning to cover completely, formed from the prefix con- and operio.
covert (English): Hidden, covered over; overgrown, sheltered;...
Definitions
- Hidden, covered over; overgrown, sheltered;...
Ancestry of “covert”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | covert | past participle of covrir; covered, protected |
| 2 | Latin | coopertus | covered over; overwhelmed |
| 3 | Latin | cooperio | I cover wholly, cover over, overwhelm |
| 4 | Latin | co- | allomorph of con- |
| 5 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 6 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 7 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |