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Where does “komerca” come from?

komerca (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto komerco, from English commerce, from Middle French commerce, from Latin commercium, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

komerca (Esperanto): commercial, mercantile

Definitions

  1. commercial, mercantile

Ancestry of “komerca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokomercocommerce, business; trade, transaction
2EnglishcommerceThe exchange or buying and selling of...
3Middle Frenchcommerce—
4LatincommerciumTrade, traffic, commerce, exchange; Intercourse,...
5Latincom-allomorph of con-
6Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “komerca”

  • komerce
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