descubrir
/deskuˈbɾiɾ/ · A2 · verb
to discover
🔍 des + cubrir = un-cover: to discover is to take the cover off
Spanish cubrir means to cover, and des- undoes it, exactly like English dis-cover. Both come from Latin discooperire. The past participle is irregular: descubierto, matching cubierto (covered).