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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 6 | Old French | congregacion | congregation; gathering; assembly of people |
| 7 | Latin | congregātiō | — |
| 8 | Latin | congregō | — |
| 9 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 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 | — |
| 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 |