Where does “intercomparable” come from?
intercomparable (English) comes from English comparable, from Middle English comparable, from Middle French comparable, from Latin comparabilis, from Latin comparō, from Latin compar, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
intercomparable (English): Capable of being compared with each other
Definitions
- Capable of being compared with each other
Ancestry of “intercomparable”, step by step
intercomparable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English comparable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | comparable | Able to be compared (to) |
| 2 | Middle English | comparable | Of identical or similar value; comparing favourably |
| 3 | Middle French | comparable | — |
| 4 | Latin | comparabilis | comparable, similar |
| 5 | Latin | comparō | to prepare, get ready, provide, furnish |
| 6 | Latin | compar | equal; similar, comparable; fellow, partner,... |
| 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 |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English inter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 2 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 3 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |