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Where does “combinaison” come from?

combinaison (French) comes from French combiner, from Middle French combiner, from Latin combīnō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

combinaison (French): combination, combining; combination; slip;...

Definitions

  1. combination, combining; combination; slip;...

Ancestry of “combinaison”, step by step

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

Words derived from “combinaison”

  • комбинезон
  • recombinaison
  • combine
  • κομπίνα
  • κομπιναδόρος
  • κομπινεζόν
  • kombinasyonsuz
  • kombinasyon
  • kombinasyonlu
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