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Where does “esmenar” come from?

esmenar (Catalan) comes from Latin ēmendō, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis, from Proto-Italic kommoinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moy-ni-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

esmenar (Catalan): to emend, to correct; to amend

Definitions

  1. to emend, to correct; to amend

Ancestry of “esmenar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinēmendō—
2LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
3Latincommūnicō—
4Latincommūnis—
5Old Latincom(m)oinis—
6Proto-Italickommoinis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “esmenar”

  • esmena
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