Where does “omnicomparativist” come from?
omnicomparativist (English) comes from English comparativist, from English comparative, from Middle English comparatif, from Old French comparatif, from Latin comparativus, from Latin comparō, from Latin compar, from Latin com- — resin, gum; to say, speak.
omnicomparativist (English): having a tendency to compare disparate elements of language (e.g. different forms, unrelated languages) in an attempt to establish parallels
Definitions
- having a tendency to compare disparate elements of language (e.g. different forms, unrelated languages) in an attempt to establish parallels
Ancestry of “omnicomparativist”, step by step
omnicomparativist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English comparativist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | comparativist | Alternative form of comparatist |
| 2 | English | comparative | Of or relating to comparison; Using comparison as... |
| 3 | Middle English | comparatif | Of the comparative degree |
| 4 | Old French | comparatif | comparative |
| 5 | Latin | comparativus | comparative |
| 6 | Latin | comparō | to prepare, get ready, provide, furnish |
| 7 | Latin | compar | equal; similar, comparable; fellow, partner,... |
| 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 omni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | omni | A person who is not vegan; one with no particular... |
| 2 | English | omnivore | An animal which is able to consume both plants (like a herbivore) and meat (like a carnivore) |
| 3 | Latin | omnivorus | eating all things, all-devouring, omnivorous |
| 4 | Latin | -vorus | -eating, -devouring |
| 5 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 6 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |