Etymology of the English word covering
the English word
coveringderived from 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-using the English suffix
-ingDerivations in English
wallcoveringUsage
Word found in Modern English
