ENGLISH ROOT WORD: cover from Latin coperire, cooperire

【cover】 is word -forming element
usually meaning "cover"
from Latin "coperire, cooperire"

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[WORD ROOT]root cover
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] cover
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) coperire, cooperire
[MEANING]root cover

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ENTYMOLOGY】

• 【Latin】 coperire [from Latin cooperire] to cover over, overwhelm, bury
• 【Latin】 cooperire [com+operire] to cover over, overwhelm, bury

[LIST OF ENGLISH WORD]

cover, coverage, covert, discover, discovery, recover, recovery, rediscover, uncover

Please see Word information in detail as follows;

 

cover [verb] from cover
【DEFINITION】 If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 protect or defend from harm
【CONJUGATIONs】 covered, covered, covering, covers
【DERIVATIVEs】 coverable, coverer, coverless, covert, covertly, covertness, cover
【ROOTs】 cover; cover

coverage [noun] from cover
【DEFINITION】 The coverage of something in the news is the reporting of it.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【COMPOSITION】 cover + age
【Etymology】 [Latin] cooperire [com+operire] to cover over, overwhelm, bury
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cover; cover ⑵ age; noun suffix

covert [adjective] from cover
【DEFINITION】 Covert activities or situations are secret or hidden.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 hidden, private, secret, concealed
【DERIVATIVEs】 coverable, coverer, coverless, covert, covertly, covertness, cover
【Etymology】 [Latin] cooperire [com+operire] to cover over, overwhelm, bury
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cover; cover ⑵ t(ed); adjective suffix

discover [verb] from discover < cover
【DEFINITION】 If you discover something that you did not know about before, you become aware of it or learn of it.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 divulge, reveal, disclose, expose, lay open to view, betray (someone's secrets)
【CONJUGATIONs】 discovered, discovered, discovering, discovers
【DERIVATIVEs】 discover, discoverable, discoverer, discovery
【SYNONYM】 learn
【Etymology】 [Latin] cooperire [com+operire] to cover over, overwhelm, bury
【ROOTs】 ⑴ dis; away, spart, apart ⑵ cover; cover

discovery [noun] from discover < cover
【DEFINITION】 If someone makes a discovery, they become aware of something that they did not know about before.
【pl.】 discoveries
【DERIVATIVEs】 discover, discoverable, discoverer, discovery
【ROOTs】 ⑴ dis; away, spart, apart ⑵ cover; cover ⑶ y; noun suffix

recover [verb] from recover < cover
【DEFINITION】 When you recover from an illness or an injury, you become well again.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 to regain consciousness
【CONJUGATIONs】 recovered, recovered, recovering, recovers
【DERIVATIVEs】 recoverability, recoverable, recoverer, recovery, recover
【SYNONYM】 regain, recoup, rally, retrieve, mend
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind, back ⑵ cover; cover

recovery [noun] from recover < cover
【DEFINITION】 If a sick person makes a recovery, he or she becomes well again.
【pl.】 recoveries
【DERIVATIVEs】 recoverability, recoverable, recoverer, recovery, recover
【SYNONYM】 rally
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind, back ⑵ cover; cover ⑶ y; noun suffix

rediscover [verb] from discover < cover
【DEFINITION】 If you rediscover something good or valuable that you had forgotten or lost, you become aware of it again or find it again.
【CONJUGATIONs】 rediscovered rediscovered rediscovering rediscovers
【DERIVATIVEs】 rediscovery, rediscover
【COMPOSITION】 re + discover
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind ⑵ dis; away, spart ⑶ cover; cover

uncover [verb] from cover
【DEFINITION】 If you uncover something, especially something that has been kept secret, you discover or find out about it.
【CONJUGATIONs】 uncovered uncovered uncovering uncovers
【ROOTs】 ⑴ un; not ⑵ cover; cover

 

Other word list containing cover; coverer, coverable, coverless, covertness, covertly

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

come
count
costa-, cost-
cosm-, cosmo-
cohort
corp-, corpor-
coron-, coroll-
cord-, cor-
celebr
contra-, contro-

ENGLISH ROOT WORD: come from Old English cuman

 

 

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