Where does “combeth” come from?
combeth (English) comes from English comb, from English combination, from Middle English combinacioun, from Old French combination, from Late Latin combinatio, from Latin combino, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — resin, gum; to say, speak.
combeth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “combeth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | comb | A toothed implement for grooming the hair or for... |
| 2 | English | combination | The act of combining, the state of being combined... |
| 3 | Middle English | combinacioun | — |
| 4 | Old French | combination | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | combinatio | A joining, two by two |
| 6 | Latin | combino | I combine, unite |
| 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 | — |
| 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 |