Etymology of the English word cover
the English word
coverderived from the Old French word
covrirderived from the Late Latin word
cooperire (cover wholly, completely, cover up)
using the Latin prefix
co-derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Latin word
operire (cover; bury; overspread)
derived from the Latin word
aperire (uncover, open, disclose)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wer-Date
The earliest known usage of cover in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
bedcover,
coverall,
floorcover,
hardcover,
slipcover,
subcover,
undercover,
coverage,
covering,
uncover,
uncovered,
coveredCognates
Dutch
couvert, French
couvrir, German
Kuvert, Italian
coprire, Norwegian
kuvert, Provençal
cobrir, Spanish
cubrir, Swedish
kuvertUsage
Word found in Modern English
