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Where does “kuverto” come from?

kuverto (Ido) comes from German Kuvert, from French couvert, from Old French covert, from Latin coopertus, from Latin cooperio, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

kuverto (Ido): envelope

Definitions

  1. envelope

Ancestry of “kuverto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKuvertenvelope
2Frenchcouvertcovered; cloudy, overcast; Piece of cutlery
3Old Frenchcovertpast participle of covrir; covered, protected
4Latincoopertuscovered over; overwhelmed
5LatincooperioI cover wholly, cover over, overwhelm
6Latinco-allomorph of con-
7Latincōn-—
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “kuverto”

  • kuvertigar
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