Where does “compunctious” come from?
compunctious (English) comes from English compunction, from Middle English compunccion, from Old French compunction, from Late Latin compunctionem, from Latin compunctus, from Latin compungere, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — resin.
compunctious (English): Exhibiting compunctions, scruples, feelings of...
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- Exhibiting compunctions, scruples, feelings of...
Ancestry of “compunctious”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | compunction | A pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret,... |
| 2 | Middle English | compunccion | — |
| 3 | Old French | compunction | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | compunctionem | a pricking; accusative singular of compūnctiō |
| 5 | Latin | compunctus | pricked, punctured; goaded, stimulated; tattooed |
| 6 | Latin | compungere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |