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Where does “comptible” come from?

comptible (English) comes from English compt, from English count, from Middle English counten, from Anglo-Norman conter, from Old French conter, from Latin computō, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

comptible (English): accountable; responsible; sensitive

Definitions

  1. accountable; responsible; sensitive

Ancestry of “comptible”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcomptneat; spruce; account; reckoning; computation; To...
2EnglishcountTo recite numbers in sequence; To determine the...
3Middle Englishcounten—
4Anglo-Normanconterto tell; to say; to recount; to add up
5Old Frenchconterto tell; to say; to recount; to add up
6Latincomputō—
7Latincom-allomorph of con-
8Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
20Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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