Etymograph

English

discovert

Discovert comes from Old French descovert, from descovrir ‘to uncover’, and ultimately from Late Latin discoperīre.

  1. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEdiscoperīre1
  2. Old Frenchc. 842–1400descovrir2‘to uncover’
  3. Old Frenchc. 842–1400descovert2past participle of descovrir
  4. Englishtodaydiscovert2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Old French descovrir
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English discovert

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEdiscoperīreWiktionary, Old French descovrir
  2. Old Frenchc. 842–1400descovrirWiktionary, English discovert‘to uncover’
  3. Old Frenchc. 842–1400descovertWiktionary, English discovertpast participle of descovrir
  4. EnglishtodaydiscovertWiktionary, English discovert

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- ‘in two, apart’

dissuade, 11 more

through Proto-Italic *dis-

debate, discipline, disguise, disciplinary, dissent, diffuse, disciple, defraud, diss, 12 more

Today it means

noun An uncovered place or part.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “discovert”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Old French descovrir. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Late Latin discoperīre / discovert

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