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Where does “overt” come from?

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

overt (Old French): past participle of ovrir

Definitions

  1. past participle of ovrir

Ancestry of “overt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchovrirto open
2Vulgar Latinoperire—
3Latinaperīre—
4Latinaperiō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

Words derived from “overt”

  • overt
  • overtly
  • overture
  • ouvert
  • overtness
  • nonovert
  • semiovert
  • obertura
  • увертюра
  • réouverture
  • ouvert
  • ouverture
  • Ouvertüre
  • ouverture
  • ouverture
  • overture
  • uverte
  • overt
  • overture
  • ouvèrt
  • ouvert
  • ouvaert
  • entr'ouvèrtément
  • ouvèrtément
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