cover- root words — words with the cover- root

The root cover- comes from Latin cooperire, meaning cover over. 5 words in Dendril are built from it, including covert, covertly, irrecoverable, slipcover, slipcovers. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the cover- root

Explore words with cover- — words containing the cover- root and sharing its sense of "cover over". Examples include covert, covertly, irrecoverable, slipcover, slipcovers. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does cover- mean?

The cover- root means cover over, from Latin cooperire. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.