Where does “comparisonitis” come from?
comparisonitis (English) comes from English comparison, from Middle English comparisoun, from Old French comparison, from Latin comparātiō, from Latin comparātus, from Latin comparō, from Latin compar, from Latin com- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
comparisonitis (English): The compulsion to compare one’s accomplishments...
Definitions
- The compulsion to compare one’s accomplishments...
Ancestry of “comparisonitis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | comparison | The act of comparing or the state or process of... |
| 2 | Middle English | comparisoun | — |
| 3 | Old French | comparison | comparison |
| 4 | Latin | comparātiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | comparātus | — |
| 6 | Latin | comparō | — |
| 7 | Latin | compar | equal; similar, comparable; fellow, partner,... |
| 8 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 9 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 10 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 11 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 15 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 16 | German | kitt | — |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 21 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |