English
forecover
From fore- + cover.
Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘before, formerly’
Proto-Germanic *fura- ‘before, in front of, for’
Proto-West Germanic *forē- ‘before, in front of, fore-, pre-’
English fore-
Proto-Italic *opweriō
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Latin cooperiō ‘to cover completely’
Late Latin cooperiō ‘to cover’
Old French covrir
Middle English coveren ‘to cover’
English cover
Today it means
noun A cover of covering located at or near the front of an object.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / forecover