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Where does “antidiscount” come from?

antidiscount (English) comes from English discount, from French descompte, from Old French disconter, from Medieval Latin discomputo, from Latin computō, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

antidiscount (English): Opposing or prohibiting discounts

Definitions

  1. Opposing or prohibiting discounts

Ancestry of “antidiscount”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiscountTo deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the...
2Frenchdescompte—
3Old Frenchdisconter—
4Medieval LatindiscomputoI deduct, discount
5Latincomputō—
6Latincom-allomorph of con-
7Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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