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Where does “comprisal” come from?

comprisal (English) comes from English comprise, from Old French compris, from Old French comprendre, from Latin comprehendere, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — resin, gum; to say, speak.

comprisal (English): The act of comprising or comprehending; a...

Definitions

  1. The act of comprising or comprehending; a...

Ancestry of “comprisal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcompriseTo be made up of; to consist of; To contain or...
2Old Frenchcompris—
3Old Frenchcomprendre—
4Latincomprehenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5Latincom-allomorph of con-
6Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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