Where does “copartnership” come from?
Copartnership derives from English copartner, formed with the Latin prefix co- and Old French parçonner, which combined Latin -ator and -tor suffixes ultimately rooted in Proto-Indo-European -tōr.
copartnership (English): The state of being a copartner or of having a...
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- The state of being a copartner or of having a...
Ancestry of “copartnership”, step by step
copartnership traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English copartner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | copartner | A joint partner; To form a joint partnership with... |
| 2 | English | co | Clipping of company; they; them |
| 3 | English | company | A team; a group of people who work together... |
| 4 | Middle English | companye | A company, band, small group, or team of people;... |
| 5 | Old French | compaignie | companionship |
| 6 | Old French | compain | Alternative form of compaing; friend; companion |
| 7 | Latin | compāniō | comrade |
| 8 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 9 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 10 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 11 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 15 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 16 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
via English ship
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ship | A water-borne vessel generally larger than a... |
| 2 | English | relationship | Connection or association; the condition of being... |
| 3 | English | relation | The manner in which two things may be associated;... |
| 4 | Middle English | relacion | — |
| 5 | Old French | relacion | — |
| 6 | Latin | relātiō | carrying or bringing back |
| 7 | Latin | referō | to bear, bring, drive, or carry back, off, or away |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English partnership
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | partnership | The state of being associated with a partner; An... |