Where does “Congo-Kinshasa” come from?
Congo-Kinshasa (English) comes from English Congo, from English congregationalist, from English Congregational, from English congregation, from Middle English congregacioun, from Old French congregacion, from Latin congregātiō, from Latin congregō — resin, gum; to say, speak.
Ancestry of “Congo-Kinshasa”, step by step
Congo-Kinshasa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Congo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Congo | Congregationalist |
| 2 | English | congregationalist | Of or pertaining to congregationalism |
| 3 | English | Congregational | Of or pertaining to Congregationalism,... |
| 4 | English | congregation | The act of congregating or collecting together; A... |
| 5 | Middle English | congregacioun | The gathering of people, or a crowd |
| 6 | Old French | congregacion | congregation; gathering; assembly of people |
| 7 | Latin | congregātiō | association, society |
| 8 | Latin | congregō | to gather into a flock |
| 9 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 10 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 11 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 15 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 16 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
via English Kinshasa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Kinshasa | (formerly Zaire), in the western part of the country on the Congo River |
| 2 | Hungarian | kg | — |
| 3 | English | kindergarten | An educational institution for young children,... |
| 4 | German | Kindergarten | nursery school; kindergarten; day care center |
| 5 | German | garten | inflection of garen: ## first/third-person plural... |
| 6 | German | Stadt | city; town; city center |
| 7 | Middle High German | stat | bank, shore |
| 8 | Old High German | stat | A city; a town; A site; a place; a spot |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | stadi | place |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | stadiz | place, location |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂tis | standing, position |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |