Where does “cocompactly” come from?

cocompactly (English) comes from English cocompact, from English Compact, from Latin compactum, from Latin compaciscor, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

cocompactly (English): In a cocompact manner

Definitions

  1. In a cocompact manner

Ancestry of “cocompactly”, step by step

cocompactly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cocompact

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcocompactHaving a compact quotient space
2EnglishCompactAn agreement or contract
3Latincompactumaccusative supine of compacīscor; agreement
4LatincompaciscorI make an agreement or form a compact with
5Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt
12Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
13Old High Germankuti
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-
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