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Where does “intercompare” come from?

intercompare (English) comes from English compare, from Middle English comparen, from Old French comparer, from Latin comparāre, from Latin compar, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

intercompare (English): To compare multiple characteristics of multiple...

Definitions

  1. To compare multiple characteristics of multiple...

Ancestry of “intercompare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcompareTo assess the similarities and differences...
2Middle Englishcomparen—
3Old Frenchcomparer—
4Latincomparāre—
5Latincomparequal; similar, comparable; fellow, partner,...
6Latincom-allomorph of con-
7Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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