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Where does “comer” come from?

comer (Asturian) comes from Vulgar Latin *comēre, from Latin comedere, from Latin comedo, from Latin edo, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

comer (Asturian): to eat

Definitions

  1. to eat

Ancestry of “comer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*comēre—
2Latincomederethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
3LatincomedoI eat or chew up; I consume or devour; I fret or...
4LatinedoI eat; I give out, put or bring forth; eject,...
5LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
6Latincommūnicō—
7Latincommūnis—
8Old Latincom(m)oinis—
9Proto-Italickommoinis—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “comer”

  • come
  • como
  • comas
  • coman
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