Etymograph

English

opertaneous

Opertaneous comes from Latin operiō ‘cover, envelop’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *opweriō.

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*opweriōreconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEoperiō‘cover, envelop’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEopertāneus
  4. Englishtodayopertaneous

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*opweriōreconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEoperiō‘cover, envelop’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEopertāneus
  4. Englishtodayopertaneous

Linked words

through Proto-Italic *opweriō

covert, 5 more

through Latin operiō ‘cover, envelop’

cover, operculum, 6 more

Today it means

adj Concealed; private.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *opweriō / opertaneous

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