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Where does “covrir” come from?

covrir (Old French) comes from Latin cooperiō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

covrir (Old French): to cover

Definitions

  1. to cover

Ancestry of “covrir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincooperiō—
2Latincōn-—
3Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
4Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
5Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankitt—
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “covrir”

  • cover
  • covering
  • covert
  • undercover
  • hardcover
  • coverslip
  • coverture
  • covereth
  • softcover
  • couverture
  • couvert
  • coverall
  • landcover
  • bedcover
  • wallcovering
  • coverglass
  • coverless
  • slipcover
  • coverer
  • coverability
  • coverable
  • coverslipped
  • coversheet
  • dustcover
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