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Where does “komerco” come from?

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

komerco (Esperanto): commerce, business; trade, transaction

Definitions

  1. commerce, business; trade, transaction

Ancestry of “komerco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcommerceThe exchange or buying and selling of...
2Middle Frenchcommerce—
3LatincommerciumTrade, traffic, commerce, exchange; Intercourse,...
4Latincom-allomorph of con-
5Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
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,...

Words derived from “komerco”

  • komercado
  • komercebla
  • komerce
  • fikomercisto
  • komercisto
  • komerca
  • komercaĵo
  • komerci
  • komercistino
  • komerco
  • komercala
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