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Where does “uncoverable” come from?

uncoverable (English) comes from English coverable, from English cover, from Middle English coveren, from Old French covrir, from Latin cooperiō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

uncoverable (English): Able to be uncovered

Definitions

  1. Able to be uncovered

Ancestry of “uncoverable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoverableAble to be covered
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,...
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