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Where does “comitology” come from?

comitology (English) comes from English committee, from English commit, from Middle English committen, from Latin committo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

comitology (English): The system of committees, composed of...

Definitions

  1. The system of committees, composed of...

Ancestry of “comitology”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcommitteeA body of one or more persons convened for the...
2EnglishcommitTo give in trust; to put into charge or keeping;...
3Middle Englishcommitten—
4LatincommittoI commit; I begin; I carry on
5Latincōn-—
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—
12Germankitt—
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,...
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