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Where does “Kuvert” come from?

Kuvert (German) comes from French couvert, 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,...

Kuvert (German): envelope

Definitions

  1. envelope

Ancestry of “Kuvert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcouvertcovered; cloudy, overcast; Piece of cutlery
2Old Frenchcovertpast participle of covrir; covered, protected
3Latincoopertuscovered over; overwhelmed
4LatincooperioI cover wholly, cover over, overwhelm
5Latinco-allomorph of con-
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 “Kuvert”

  • kuverto
  • kuvertigar
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