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Where does “contadina” come from?

contadina (English) comes from Italian contadina, from Italian contadino, from Italian contado, from Latin comitātus, from Latin comitor, from Latin comes, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — resin.

contadina (English): An Italian peasant woman

Definitions

  1. An Italian peasant woman

Ancestry of “contadina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancontadinafeminine singular of contadino; female equivalent...
2Italiancontadinopeasant, farmer, bond; rural, country
3Italiancontadocounty; Territory under the jurisdiction of a...
4Latincomitātus—
5LatincomitorI join someone as an attendant; accompany,...
6Latincomesa companion, comrade, partner; an attendant, a...
7Latincom-allomorph of con-
8Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
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