Coverlet
/ˈkʌv.ər.lɪt/noun
A bed covering, especially a decorative one.
Did you know?Coverlet entered English through Anglo-French and ultimately comes from the same Latin root as 'cover,' so its history is less occult than some words, but still a perfect example of how everyday language preserves old layers of domestic life.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ḱubh-
“to cover, conceal”
Latin
Latin
cooperīre
“to cover over, conceal”
Late Latin
Latin
coperire
“to cover”
Old French
Old French
covrelet
“small covering; bedspread”
Middle English
English
coverlet
“a light bed covering”
Modern English
English
coverlet
“a bed covering, especially a decorative one”