Where does “convergent” come from?
convergent (Dutch) comes from Dutch convergeren, from French converger, from Latin convergere, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
convergent (Dutch): convergent
Definitions
- convergent
Ancestry of “convergent”, step by step
convergent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch convergeren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | convergeren | to converge |
| 2 | French | converger | to converge |
| 3 | Latin | convergere | present active infinitive of convergō |
| 4 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 5 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 6 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Latin convergens
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | convergens | converging |