Where does “Discount” come from?

Discount (German) comes from English discount, from French descompte, from Old French disconter, from Medieval Latin discomputo, from Latin computō, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Discount (German): discount; discounter

Definitions

  1. discount; discounter

Ancestry of “Discount”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiscountTo deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the...
2Frenchdescompte
3Old Frenchdisconter
4Medieval LatindiscomputoI deduct, discount
5Latincomputōto calculate, compute, reckon together
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
14Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
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,...
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