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Where does “concomitant” come from?

Concomitant comes from Middle French concomitant, from Latin concomitans, the present participle of concomitor, meaning to accompany, formed from con- and comitor.

concomitant (English): Accompanying; conjoining; attending; concurrent;...

Definitions

  1. Accompanying; conjoining; attending; concurrent;...

Ancestry of “concomitant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchconcomitant—
2Latinconcomitāns—
3LatinconcomitorI attend, escort, accompany
4LatincomitorI join someone as an attendant; accompany,...
5Latincomesa companion, comrade, partner; an attendant, a...
6Latincom-allomorph of con-
7Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “concomitant”

  • concomitantly
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