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Where does “concentrate” come from?

Concentrate comes from French concentrer, formed from the prefix con- and Latin -are verb ending, ultimately deriving from Latin com and Ancient Greek κεντεῖν.

concentrate (English): To bring to, or direct toward, a common center;...

Definitions

  1. To bring to, or direct toward, a common center;...

Ancestry of “concentrate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchconcentrerto concentrate
2Frenchcon-con-
3Latincōn-—
4Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
5Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
6Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “concentrate”

  • concentration
  • concentrator
  • deconcentration
  • preconcentration
  • concentrative
  • bioconcentration
  • hemoconcentration
  • reconcentration
  • overconcentration
  • concentrativeness
  • haemoconcentration
  • reconcentrate
  • bioconcentrate
  • preconcentrate
  • deconcentrate
  • hyperconcentration
  • overconcentrate
  • microconcentrator
  • cryoconcentration
  • concentratively
  • upconcentrate
  • cryoconcentrate
  • concentration camp
  • konsentrasyon
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