Where does “Großkonzern” come from?
Großkonzern (German) comes from German Konzern, from English concern, from Middle French concerner, from Medieval Latin concerno, from Latin concernō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Großkonzern (German): large corporation, a company with considerable economic importance or popularity
Definitions
- large corporation, a company with considerable economic importance or popularity
Ancestry of “Großkonzern”, step by step
Großkonzern traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Konzern
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Konzern | business group, corporate group |
| 2 | English | concern | That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A... |
| 3 | Middle French | concerner | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | concerno | I distinguish, have respect to; I mix, sift or... |
| 5 | Latin | concernō | to mix, sift or mingle together (especially as in a sieve) |
| 6 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via German groß
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | groß | big, large, large-scale; great, grand; tall |
| 2 | English | daddy | Father; A male lover; An informal term of address... |
| 3 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 4 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 5 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |