Where does “comprisest” come from?
comprisest (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.
comprisest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “comprisest”, step by step
comprisest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English comprise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | comprise | To be made up of; to consist of; To contain or... |
| 2 | Old French | compris | — |
| 3 | Old French | comprendre | — |
| 4 | Latin | comprehendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 6 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |