Where does “confites chīhua” come from?
confites chīhua (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl confites, from Spanish confites, from Spanish confite, from Catalan confit, from Latin cōnfectus, from Latin cōnficiō, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
confites chīhua (Classical Nahuatl): to make candy
Definitions
- to make candy
Ancestry of “confites chīhua”, step by step
confites chīhua traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Classical Nahuatl confites
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Nahuatl | confites | candy, sweetmeat |
| 2 | Spanish | confites | plural of confite |
| 3 | Spanish | confite | confection, sweetmeat |
| 4 | Catalan | confit | candied |
| 5 | Latin | cōnfectus | prepared, accomplished, executed, having been accomplished |
| 6 | Latin | cōnficiō | to prepare, accomplish, complete, execute; settle, close a bargain; traverse |
| 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 | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 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,... |
via Classical Nahuatl chīhua
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Nahuatl | chīhua | to do; to make, to build; to happen, occur |