Where does “melanocompetent” come from?
melanocompetent (English) comes from English competent, from French compétent, from German kompetent, from Italian competente, from Spanish competente, from Portuguese competente, from Latin competēns, from Latin competō — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
melanocompetent (English): Having sufficient melanin to protect against damage by sunlight
Definitions
- Having sufficient melanin to protect against damage by sunlight
Ancestry of “melanocompetent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | competent | Having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or... |
| 2 | French | compétent | competent |
| 3 | German | kompetent | competent |
| 4 | Italian | competente | competent; expert, qualified; having jurisdiction |
| 5 | Spanish | competente | competent; expert, qualified |
| 6 | Portuguese | competente | competent |
| 7 | Latin | competēns | meeting, coinciding, agreeing |
| 8 | Latin | competō | to come together, meet |
| 9 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 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 |
| 21 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |