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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

  1. A section of an indigenous middle class allied...

Ancestry of “comprador bourgeoisie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcompradorAn intermediary; A native of a colonised country...
2Portuguesecompradorbuyer; customer
3Portuguesecomprarto buy
4Old Portuguesecomprarto buy
5Vulgar Latincomperare—
6Latincomparō—
7Latincomparequal; similar, comparable; fellow, partner,...
8Latincom-allomorph of con-
9Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
10Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
11Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
12Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
14Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
15Middle Englishkyt—
16Germankitt—
17Old High Germankuti—
18Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
19Proto-Germanickweduzresin
20Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
21Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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