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Where does “comfortsome” come from?

comfortsome (English) comes from English comfort, from Middle English confort, from Old French confort, from Old French conforter, from Latin confortō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

comfortsome (English): Characterised or marked by comfort; In a...

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  1. Characterised or marked by comfort; In a...

Ancestry of “comfortsome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcomfortContentment, ease; Something that offers comfort;...
2Middle Englishconfort—
3Old Frenchconfort—
4Old Frenchconforterto reassure; to comfort
5Latinconfortō—
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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