Where does “comparativity” come from?
comparativity (English) comes from English comparative, from Middle English comparatif, from Old French comparatif, from Latin comparativus, from Latin comparō, from Latin compar, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
comparativity (English): The quality of being comparative
Definitions
- The quality of being comparative
Ancestry of “comparativity”, step by step
comparativity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English comparative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | comparative | Of or relating to comparison; Using comparison as... |
| 2 | Middle English | comparatif | Of the comparative degree |
| 3 | Old French | comparatif | comparative |
| 4 | Latin | comparativus | comparative |
| 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,... |