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Where does “uverte” come from?

uverte (Middle English) comes from Middle French ouvert, from Old French overt, from Old French ovrir, from Vulgar Latin operire, from Latin aperīre, from Latin aperiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

uverte (Middle English): open, uncovered; unfastened; accessible,...

Definitions

  1. open, uncovered; unfastened; accessible,...

Ancestry of “uverte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchouvertpast participle of ouvrir
2Old Frenchovertpast participle of ovrir
3Old Frenchovrirto open
4Vulgar Latinoperire—
5Latinaperīre—
6Latinaperiō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

Words derived from “uverte”

  • overt
  • overtly
  • overtness
  • nonovert
  • semiovert
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