Etymograph

English

operculate

Operculate comes from Latin operculum ‘to furnish with a lid’, from operiō ‘to close’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *opweriō.

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*opweriō1reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEoperiō2‘to close’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEoperculum3as operculō, perfect passive participle‘to furnish with a lid’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEoperculātus3
  5. Englishtodayoperculate3

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin operio
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Latin operculum
  3. 3 Wiktionary, English operculate

Lineage

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*opweriōWiktionary, Latin operioreconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEoperiōWiktionary, Latin operculum‘to close’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEoperculumWiktionary, English operculateas operculō, perfect passive participle‘to furnish with a lid’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEoperculātusWiktionary, English operculate
  5. EnglishtodayoperculateWiktionary, English operculate

Linked words

through Proto-Italic *opweriō

covert, 6 more

through Latin operiō ‘to close’

cover, 7 more

Today it means

adj Having an operculum.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *opweriō / operculate

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