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Where does “supercompetitor” come from?

supercompetitor (English) comes from English competitor, from Middle French compétiteur, from Latin competītor, from Latin competō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

supercompetitor (English): One who or that which competes very successfully...

Definitions

  1. One who or that which competes very successfully...

Ancestry of “supercompetitor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcompetitorA person or organization against whom one is...
2Middle Frenchcompétiteur—
3Latincompetītor—
4Latincompetō—
5Latincōn-—
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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