Where does “comparison” come from?
Comparison comes from Old French comparison, derived from Latin comparatio, the noun form of comparatus, built from the prefix com- meaning "with" or "together."
comparison (English): The act of comparing or the state or process of...
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- The act of comparing or the state or process of...
Ancestry of “comparison”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | comparisoun | The act of giving a thing similar or identical value to another; similitude in value |
| 2 | Old French | comparison | comparison (instance of comparing two or more things) |
| 3 | Latin | comparātiō | comparison |
| 4 | Latin | comparātus | compared |
| 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,... |