Where does “discovery” come from?
discovery (English) comes from English Discover, from Middle English discoveren, from Old French descovrir, from Latin discoperīre, from Latin discooperiō, from Latin cooperiō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
discovery (English): Something discovered; The discovering of new...
Definitions
- Something discovered; The discovering of new...
Ancestry of “discovery”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Discover | Discover Card, a brand of credit card |
| 2 | Middle English | discoveren | — |
| 3 | Old French | descovrir | to uncover, to reveal; to discover |
| 4 | Latin | discoperīre | — |
| 5 | Latin | discooperiō | to expose, lay bare |
| 6 | Latin | cooperiō | to cover wholly or over, overwhelm, clothe |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |