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Where does “comparably” come from?

Comparably comes from Middle French comparable, from Latin comparābilis (able to be compared), formed from comparāre (to compare) and the suffix -bilis (capable of), ultimately from the Latin preposition com (with, together).

comparably (English): In a comparable manner

Definitions

  1. In a comparable manner

Ancestry of “comparably”, 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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