Where does “compatriotic” come from?
compatriotic (English) comes from English compatriot, from French compatriote, from Latin compatriota, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
compatriotic (English): Of or relating to compatriots
Definitions
- Of or relating to compatriots
Ancestry of “compatriotic”, step by step
compatriotic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English compatriot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | compatriot | Somebody from one's own country; Of the same... |
| 2 | French | compatriote | compatriot, fellow countryman |
| 3 | Latin | compatriota | fellow countryman, compatriot |
| 4 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 5 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 6 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |