Where does “comprador bourgeoisie” come from?
comprador bourgeoisie (English) comes from English comprador, from Portuguese comprador, from Portuguese comprar, from Old Portuguese comprar, from Vulgar Latin comperare, from Latin comparō, from Latin compar, from Latin com- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
comprador bourgeoisie (English): A section of an indigenous middle class allied...
Definitions
- A section of an indigenous middle class allied...
Ancestry of “comprador bourgeoisie”, step by step
comprador bourgeoisie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English comprador
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | comprador | An intermediary; A native of a colonised country... |
| 2 | Portuguese | comprador | buyer; customer |
| 3 | Portuguese | comprar | to buy |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | comprar | to buy |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | comperare | — |
| 6 | Latin | comparō | to prepare, get ready, provide, furnish |
| 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 | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 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,... |
via English bourgeoisie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bourgeoisie | A class of citizens who were wealthier members of... |
| 2 | French | bourgeoisie | bourgeoisie |
| 3 | French | bourgeois | bourgeois; member of the middle class |
| 4 | French | Bourgois | — |
| 5 | French | -ois | Used to form adjectives related to a particular... |
| 6 | Old French | -ois | used to form nationalities; used to form names of... |
| 7 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 8 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 9 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 10 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |