Where does “constablery” come from?

constablery (English) comes from English constable, from Middle English constable, from Old French conestable, from Latin comes, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

constablery (English): Obsolete form of constabulary

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of constabulary

Ancestry of “constablery”, step by step

constablery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English constable

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconstableOne holding the lowest rank in most Commonwealth...
2Middle Englishconstableconstable high commander or officer of a medieval realm
3Old Frenchconestablea military officer
4Latincomesa companion, comrade, partner; an attendant, a...
5Latincom-allomorph of con-
6Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt
13Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
14Old High Germankuti
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English ry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishryA test pattern consisting of a repeating character string alternating letters R and Y, used to test five-level teleprinter and radioteletype (RTTY) systems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-
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