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Where does “comitiva” come from?

comitiva (English) comes from Italian comitiva, from Latin comitīva, from Latin comito, from Latin comes, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — resin, gum; to say, speak.

comitiva (English): A band of brigands in Italy or Sicily

Definitions

  1. A band of brigands in Italy or Sicily

Ancestry of “comitiva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancomitivagroup, party, company, covey
2Latincomitīva—
3LatincomitoI accompany, attend, follow; second-person...
4Latincomesa companion, comrade, partner; an attendant, a...
5Latincom-allomorph of con-
6Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
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
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