Where does “supercompactness” come from?
supercompactness (English) comes from English supercompact, from English Compact, from Latin compactum, from Latin compaciscor, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
supercompactness (English): Quality of being supercompact
Definitions
- Quality of being supercompact
Ancestry of “supercompactness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | supercompact | Very compact; Having a subbasis such that every... |
| 2 | English | Compact | — |
| 3 | Latin | compactum | accusative supine of compacīscor; agreement |
| 4 | Latin | compaciscor | I make an agreement or form a compact with |
| 5 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 6 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 7 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | — |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |