Where does “comptavoltes” come from?
comptavoltes (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,...
comptavoltes (Catalan): tachometer; counter
Definitions
- tachometer; counter
Ancestry of “comptavoltes”, step by step
comptavoltes 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 volta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | volta | turn, spin; vault; lap |
| 2 | Catalan | voltar | to go round, go around, orbit; to surround; to... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *volvitare | — |
| 4 | Latin | volvere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | volvo | I roll, tumble |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | welw- | hair, wool, grass, ear , forest; to turn, wind,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | to roll, to undulate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |