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Where does “semicoperto” come from?

semicoperto (Italian) comes from Italian coperto, from Latin coopertus, from Latin cooperio, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

semicoperto (Italian): half-covered; cloudy, overcast

Definitions

  1. half-covered; cloudy, overcast

Ancestry of “semicoperto”, step by step

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