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Where does “recoverable” come from?

Recoverable comes from English recover, from Old French covrir, from Latin recuperāre, meaning to regain or restore, formed with the prefix re- and the root meaning to cover or take care of.

recoverable (English): Capable of being regained or recovered;...

Definitions

  1. Capable of being regained or recovered;...

Ancestry of “recoverable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrecoverTo get back, to regain; to salvage, to extricate,...
2EnglishcoverA lid; Area or situation which screens a person...
3Middle Englishcoverento recover
4Old Frenchcovrirto cover
5Latincooperiō—
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “recoverable”

  • irrecoverable
  • irrecoverably
  • unrecoverable
  • nonrecoverable
  • unrecoverably
  • irrecoverableness
  • recoverableness
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