Where does “comtesse” come from?
comtesse (French) comes from French comte, from Old French conte, from Old French compte, from Old French compter, from Latin computāre, from Latin computō, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
comtesse (French): countess
Definitions
- countess
Ancestry of “comtesse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | comte | count, earl |
| 2 | Old French | conte | story; tale; fable; count; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old French | compte | — |
| 4 | Old French | compter | — |
| 5 | Latin | computāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | computō | to calculate, compute, reckon together |
| 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,... |