Where does “comptine” come from?
comptine (French) comes from French compte, from Middle French compte, from Old French conté, from Latin comitātus, from Latin comitor, from Latin comes, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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Ancestry of “comptine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | compte | account; count; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Middle French | compte | account; tale; story; Alternative form of conte |
| 3 | Old French | conté | county |
| 4 | Latin | comitātus | having accompanied, guarded, served, attended |
| 5 | Latin | comitor | I join someone as an attendant; accompany,... |
| 6 | Latin | comes | a companion, comrade, partner; an attendant, a... |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |