Where does “comptaquilòmetres” come from?
comptaquilòmetres (Catalan) comes from Catalan comptar, from Latin computāre, from Latin computō, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
comptaquilòmetres (Catalan): odometer
Definitions
- odometer
Ancestry of “comptaquilòmetres”, step by step
comptaquilòmetres traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan comptar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | comptar | to count |
| 2 | Latin | computāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | computō | to calculate, compute, reckon together |
| 4 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 5 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 6 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 7 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Catalan quilòmetre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | quilòmetre | kilometre, kilometer |
| 2 | Catalan | quilo | kilo |
| 3 | Catalan | quilogram | kilogram |
| 4 | French | kilogramme | kilogram |
| 5 | French | gramme | gram |
| 6 | Latin | gramma | gram |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γράμμα | that which is written, that which is drawn,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |