Where does “comprador” come from?
comprador (English) comes from Portuguese comprador, from Portuguese comprar, from Old Portuguese comprar, from Vulgar Latin comperare, from Latin comparō, from Latin compar, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
comprador (English): An intermediary; A native of a colonised country...
Definitions
- An intermediary; A native of a colonised country...
Ancestry of “comprador”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | comprador | buyer; customer |
| 2 | Portuguese | comprar | to buy |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | comprar | to buy |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | comperare | — |
| 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,... |