Where does “compétent” come from?
compétent (French) comes from German kompetent, from Italian competente, from Spanish competente, from Portuguese competente, from Latin competēns, from Latin competō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
compétent (French): competent
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Ancestry of “compétent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kompetent | competent |
| 2 | Italian | competente | competent; expert, qualified; having jurisdiction |
| 3 | Spanish | competente | competent; expert, qualified |
| 4 | Portuguese | competente | competent |
| 5 | Latin | competēns | meeting, coinciding, agreeing |
| 6 | Latin | competō | to come together, meet |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |