Where does “coopetitor” come from?
coopetitor (English) comes from English competitor, from Middle French compétiteur, from Latin competītor, from Latin competō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
coopetitor (English): One who engages in coopetition; a competitor who...
Definitions
- One who engages in coopetition; a competitor who...
Ancestry of “coopetitor”, step by step
coopetitor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English competitor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | competitor | A person or organization against whom one is... |
| 2 | Middle French | compétiteur | — |
| 3 | Latin | competītor | a competitor, rival, adversary, opponent |
| 4 | Latin | competō | to come together, meet |
| 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 cooperator
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cooperator | One who cooperates; an associate |
| 2 | English | operator | One who operates; A telecommunications... |
| 3 | Latin | operatōr | worker, operator |
| 4 | Latin | operor | I work, labor |
| 5 | Latin | opera | work, exertion, effort; service; care, attention... |
| 6 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |