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Where does “kompreni” come from?

kompreni (Esperanto) comes from English comprehend, from Middle English comprehenden, from Latin comprehendere, 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,...

kompreni (Esperanto): to understand

Definitions

  1. to understand

Ancestry of “kompreni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcomprehendTo include, comprise; to contain; To understand...
2Middle Englishcomprehenden—
3Latincomprehenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
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 “kompreni”

  • ekkompreni
  • nekomprenebla
  • memkomprenebla
  • komprenebla
  • komprenado
  • kompreneble
  • kompreno
  • komprenigi
  • komprenebla
  • kompreneble
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