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Where does “concentrer” come from?

concentrer (French) comes from French con-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

concentrer (French): to concentrate

Definitions

  1. to concentrate

Ancestry of “concentrer”, step by step

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

Words derived from “concentrer”

  • concentration
  • concentrate
  • concentrator
  • deconcentration
  • preconcentration
  • concentrative
  • bioconcentration
  • hemoconcentration
  • reconcentration
  • overconcentration
  • concentrativeness
  • haemoconcentration
  • reconcentrate
  • bioconcentrate
  • preconcentrate
  • deconcentrate
  • hyperconcentration
  • overconcentrate
  • microconcentrator
  • cryoconcentration
  • concentratively
  • upconcentrate
  • cryoconcentrate
  • concentration camp
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