descobrir

Portuguese

/dɨʃ.ku.ˈβɾiɾ/, /des.ko.ˈbɾi(ʁ)/

verb
Definitions
  • to discover to find something for the first time
  • to uncover to remove something’s cover

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese descobrir (find out) inherited from Latin discoperīre, dis- (apart, away, utterly, indicating negation, two, not, double, assunder, in different directions, exceedingly, twice, asunder) prefix from Portuguese cobrir.

Origin

Portuguese

cobrir

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