Where does “kuvertigar” come from?
kuvertigar (Ido) comes from Ido kuverto, from German Kuvert, from French couvert, from Old French covert, from Latin coopertus, from Latin cooperio, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn- — resin, gum; to say, speak.
kuvertigar (Ido): to make into an envelope
Ancestry of “kuvertigar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ido | kuverto | envelope |
| 2 | German | Kuvert | envelope |
| 3 | French | couvert | covered; cloudy, overcast; Piece of cutlery |
| 4 | Old French | covert | past participle of covrir; covered, protected |
| 5 | Latin | coopertus | covered over; overwhelmed |
| 6 | Latin | cooperio | I cover wholly, cover over, overwhelm |
| 7 | Latin | co- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | — |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |