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Etymology of the English word handkerchief

the English word handkerchief
derived from the English word kerchief
derived from the Old French word cuevrechef
derived from the Old French word covrir
derived 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-
derived from the English word hand
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khanduz

Derivations in English

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