Overt

Morpheme

Overt

Type

free base

Denotation

opened, uncovered, revealed, clear, made visible, discovered

Etymology

Middle English overt; Anglo-Norman overt; Middle French ouvert; Old French overt, ouvert, from ovrir, ouvrir, uvrir; Late Latin operīre; Latin aperire

Evidence

inovert, overt, overtly, overtness, overture, overtured, overtures, overturing

Notes

not related to Vert
overt, ouvert, and apert are doublets
overture and aperture are doublets

See Also

Apert, Ouvert, Covert