Where does “康白度” come from?
康白度 (Chinese) comes from Portuguese comprador, from Portuguese comprar, from Old Portuguese comprar, from Vulgar Latin comperare, from Latin comparō, from Latin compar, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
康白度 (Chinese): Synonym of 買辦／买办
Ancestry of “康白度”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | comprador | buyer; customer |
| 2 | Portuguese | comprar | to buy |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | comprar | to buy |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | comperare | — |
| 5 | Latin | comparō | — |
| 6 | Latin | compar | equal; similar, comparable; fellow, partner,... |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | — |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |