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Where does “compte” come from?

compte (French) comes from Middle French compte, from Old French conté, from Latin comitātus, from Latin comitor, from Latin comes, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

compte (French): account; count; first-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. account; count; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “compte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcompteaccount; tale; story; Alternative form of conte
2Old Frenchcontécounty
3Latincomitātus—
4LatincomitorI join someone as an attendant; accompany,...
5Latincomesa companion, comrade, partner; an attendant, a...
6Latincom-allomorph of con-
7Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “compte”

  • compte
  • កុង
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