Where does “kompetenta” come from?
kompetenta (Esperanto) comes from English competent, from French compétent, from German kompetent, from Italian competente, from Spanish competente, from Portuguese competente, from Latin competēns, from Latin competō — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
kompetenta (Esperanto): competent
Ancestry of “kompetenta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | competent | Having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or... |
| 2 | French | compétent | competent |
| 3 | German | kompetent | competent |
| 4 | Italian | competente | competent; expert, qualified; having jurisdiction |
| 5 | Spanish | competente | competent; expert, qualified |
| 6 | Portuguese | competente | competent |
| 7 | Latin | competēns | — |
| 8 | Latin | competō | — |
| 9 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 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 | — |
| 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 |
| 21 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
Words derived from “kompetenta”