Where does “concertgoing” come from?
concertgoing (English) comes from English concert, from French concert, from Italian concerto, from Latin concertō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
concertgoing (English): Attending a concert
Definitions
- Attending a concert
Ancestry of “concertgoing”, step by step
concertgoing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English concert
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | concert | To plan together; to settle or adjust by... |
| 2 | French | concert | concert musical entertainment |
| 3 | Italian | concerto | concert, recital; concerto; agreement, concert |
| 4 | Latin | concertō | to fight or contend |
| 5 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 6 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 7 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English going
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | going | Attending or visiting (a stated event, place, etc.) habitually or regularly |
| 2 | English | Go | An ancient Chinese board game, today also popular... |
| 3 | English | stop | To cease moving; To not continue; To cause to... |
| 4 | English | top | The highest or uppermost part of something; A... |
| 5 | Middle English | top | The summit or top of something, especially a... |
| 6 | Old English | topp | top, summit (of something) |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *topp | top, summit, crest |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |