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Where does “discoveren” come from?

discoveren (Middle English) comes from Old French descovrir, from Latin discoperīre, from Latin discooperiō, from Latin cooperiō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “discoveren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdescovrirto uncover, to reveal; to discover
2Latindiscoperīre—
3Latindiscooperiō—
4Latincooperiō—
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,...

Words derived from “discoveren”

  • discover
  • discoverer
  • Discover
  • discoverable
  • rediscover
  • undiscoverable
  • discoverability
  • discovereth
  • codiscoverer
  • discoverest
  • indiscoverable
  • discoveree
  • rediscoverer
  • undiscoverably
  • discoverably
  • codiscover
  • undiscover
  • undiscoverability
  • misdiscover
  • discoverment
  • prediscover
  • ディスカバー
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