English
discovery
from discover + -ery, on the pattern of the pair recover, recovery.
Formed from discover + -ery
Latin cooperiō ‘to cover’
Latin discooperiō ‘to uncover’
Late Latin discoperīre
Old French descovrir ‘to uncover’
Middle English discoveren
English discover
Today it means
noun Something discovered.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / discovery