Where does “undercovert” come from?
undercovert (English) comes from English covert, from Old French covert, from Latin coopertus, from Latin cooperio, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
undercovert (English): One of the feathers situated beneath the bases of...
Definitions
- One of the feathers situated beneath the bases of...
Ancestry of “undercovert”, step by step
undercovert traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English covert
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | covert | Hidden, covered over; overgrown, sheltered;... |
| 2 | Old French | covert | past participle of covrir; covered, protected |
| 3 | Latin | coopertus | covered over; overwhelmed |
| 4 | Latin | cooperio | I cover wholly, cover over, overwhelm |
| 5 | Latin | co- | allomorph of con- |
| 6 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English under
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | under | In or at a lower level than; As a subject of;... |
| 2 | Middle English | under | under |
| 3 | Old English | under | under, beneath |
| 4 | Germanic | *under | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *(H)n̥dʰér | under, below |