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Where does “comparableness” come from?

comparableness (English) comes from English comparable, from Middle English comparable, from Middle French comparable, from Latin comparabilis, from Latin comparō, from Latin compar, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

comparableness (English): The state or quality of being comparable;...

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being comparable;...

Ancestry of “comparableness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcomparableAble to be compared; Similar ; like; Constituting...
2Middle Englishcomparable—
3Middle Frenchcomparable—
4Latincomparabiliscomparable, similar
5Latincomparō—
6Latincomparequal; similar, comparable; fellow, partner,...
7Latincom-allomorph of con-
8Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
20Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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