English
landcover
From land + cover.
Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- ‘land’
Proto-Germanic *landą
Proto-West Germanic *land ‘land’
Old English land
Middle English lond ‘an independent nation’
English land
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 Any natural or man-made material that covers the land surface of the Earth.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / landcover