myEtymology.com: Spanish etymology of cubrir

Etymology of the Spanish word cubrir

the Spanish word cubrir

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 Latin word coopertus (overwhelmed, buried deep)

Dutch couvert, English cover, French couvrir, German Kuvert, Italian coprire, Norwegian kuvert, Provençal cobrir, Swedish kuvert