Where does “concessionaire” come from?

concessionaire (English) comes from French concessionnaire, from French concession, from Latin concessiō, from Latin concēdō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

concessionaire (English): one who holds a concession or a right granted to...

Definitions

  1. one who holds a concession or a right granted to...

Ancestry of “concessionaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchconcessionnairedealer, distributor; concessionaire, agent
2Frenchconcessionconcession
3Latinconcessiōpermission
4Latinconcēdōto depart, retire or withdraw, come away, come, go away
5Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt
12Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
13Old High Germankuti
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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