Where does “compartmented” come from?
compartmented (English) comes from English compartment, from Middle French compartiment, from Italian compartimento, from Italian compartire, from Latin compartior, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
compartmented (English): Divided into compartments; Having compartments
Definitions
- Divided into compartments; Having compartments
Ancestry of “compartmented”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | compartment | A room, or section, or chamber; One of the parts... |
| 2 | Middle French | compartiment | — |
| 3 | Italian | compartimento | district |
| 4 | Italian | compartire | To divide or share |
| 5 | Latin | compartior | I share |
| 6 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 7 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |