Where does “overt” come from?
Overt comes from Middle English overt, from Middle French ouvert, from Old French overt, from Latin apertus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo.
overt (English): Open and not concealed or secret
Definitions
- Open and not concealed or secret
Ancestry of “overt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | overt | — |
| 2 | Middle French | ouvert | past participle of ouvrir |
| 3 | Old French | overt | past participle of ovrir |
| 4 | Old French | ovrir | to open |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | operire | — |
| 6 | Latin | aperīre | — |
| 7 | Latin | aperiō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epó | off, away |
Words derived from “overt”