Where does “copartner” come from?
copartner (English) comes from English co, from English company, from Middle English companye, from Old French compaignie, from Old French compain, from Latin compāniō, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — resin, gum; to say, speak.
copartner (English): A joint partner; To form a joint partnership with...
Definitions
- A joint partner; To form a joint partnership with...
Ancestry of “copartner”, step by step
copartner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English co
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | co | Clipping of company; they; them |
| 2 | English | company | A team; a group of people who work together... |
| 3 | Middle English | companye | A company, band, small group, or team of people;... |
| 4 | Old French | compaignie | companionship |
| 5 | Old French | compain | Alternative form of compaing; friend; companion |
| 6 | Latin | compāniō | comrade |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
via English partner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | partner | Someone who is associated with another in a... |
| 2 | Middle English | partener | — |
| 3 | English | parcener | A coheir, or one of two or more heirs to an... |
| 4 | Old French | parçonier | coholder; co-owner; coheir; parcener; participant |
| 5 | Old French | parçon | division; separation |
| 6 | Latin | partitionem | accusative singular of partītiō |
| 7 | Latin | partitio | The act of sharing or parting; partition,... |
| 8 | Latin | partīre | — |
| 9 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |