Where does “compradorship” come from?
compradorship (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,...
compradorship (English): The state or business of a comprador
Definitions
- The state or business of a comprador
Ancestry of “compradorship”, step by step
compradorship 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 ship
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ship | A water-borne vessel generally larger than a... |
| 2 | English | relationship | Connection or association; the condition of being... |
| 3 | English | relation | The manner in which two things may be associated;... |
| 4 | Middle English | relacion | — |
| 5 | Old French | relacion | — |
| 6 | Latin | relātiō | carrying or bringing back |
| 7 | Latin | referō | to bear, bring, drive, or carry back, off, or away |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |