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Where does “κόμης” come from?

κόμης (Ancient Greek) comes from Latin comes, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

κόμης (Ancient Greek): a companion, comrade, partner; a count, an earl

Definitions

  1. a companion, comrade, partner; a count, an earl

Ancestry of “κόμης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincomesa companion, comrade, partner; an attendant, a...
2Latincom-allomorph of con-
3Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
4Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
5Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
6Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “κόμης”

  • կոմս
  • կոմսուհի
  • կոմս
  • ܩܘܡܝܣ
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