Etymology

discover

dis·cov·er
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Today it means: To find or learn something for the first time. Full definition →

Middle English discoveren ← Old French descovrir ← Late Latin discoperīre
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discover · verb1

  1. Latin · derived fromdis-
  2. Late Latin · derived fromdiscoperīre
  3. Old French · derived fromdescovrir
  4. Middle English · inherited fromdiscoveren
  5. English todaydiscover

From Middle English discoveren, from Old French descovrir, from Late Latin discoperīre < discooperiō, discooperīre, from Latin dis- + cooperiō. Displaced native Old English onfindan.

Discover · proper noun2

Trade name, from discover; introduced by Sears in 1985.

Words from the same roots

Latindis- all →

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