Where does “accompanimental” come from?
accompanimental (English) comes from English accompaniment, from French accompagnement, from French accompagner, from Old French acompagner, from Old French compaing, from Latin compāniō, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — resin, gum; to say, speak.
accompanimental (English): Relating to or serving as an accompaniment
Definitions
- Relating to or serving as an accompaniment
Ancestry of “accompanimental”, step by step
accompanimental traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English accompaniment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | accompaniment | A part, usually performed by instruments, that... |
| 2 | French | accompagnement | accompaniment; side dish |
| 3 | French | accompagner | to accompany, to escort |
| 4 | Old French | acompagner | to associate with |
| 5 | Old French | compaing | nominative singular of compaignon; companion |
| 6 | Latin | compāniō | comrade |
| 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 |