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
- In a comparable manner
Ancestry of “comparably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | comparable | Able to be compared (to) |
| 2 | Middle English | comparable | Of identical or similar value; comparing favourably |
| 3 | Middle French | comparable | — |
| 4 | Latin | comparabilis | comparable, similar |
| 5 | Latin | comparō | to prepare, get ready, provide, furnish |
| 6 | Latin | compar | equal; similar, comparable; fellow, partner,... |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |