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

overt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French ovrir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchovrirto open
2Vulgar Latinoperire—
3Latinaperīre—
4Latinaperiōto uncover, make or lay bare, reveal, clear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

via Vulgar Latin opertus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinopertuscovered, enveloped; shut, closed
2Latinapertusopened, open, free; public; having been opened;...

Words derived from “overt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from Latin aperiō →Every word from Latin aperīre →
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