Where does “e-discovery” come from?
e-discovery (English) comes from English discovery, from English Discover, from Middle English discoveren, from Old French descovrir, from Latin discoperīre, from Latin discooperiō, from Latin cooperiō, from Latin cōn- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
e-discovery (English): discovery in civil litigation which deals with...
Definitions
- discovery in civil litigation which deals with...
Ancestry of “e-discovery”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | discovery | Something discovered; The discovering of new... |
| 2 | English | Discover | — |
| 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 |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |