Where does “Possessivkompositum” come from?
Possessivkompositum (German) comes from German Kompositum, from Dutch compositum, from Latin compositum, from Latin compositus, from Latin compono, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Possessivkompositum (German): bahuvrihi
Definitions
- bahuvrihi
Ancestry of “Possessivkompositum”, step by step
Possessivkompositum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kompositum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kompositum | compound, compound word; The composite pattern |
| 2 | Dutch | compositum | — |
| 3 | Latin | compositum | inflection of compositus: ##... |
| 4 | Latin | compositus | ordered, arranged, regular, matching; composed,... |
| 5 | Latin | compono | I arrange, compile, compose, make up; I... |
| 6 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 7 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via German possessiv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | possessiv | possessive |
| 2 | Latin | possessivus | possessive |
| 3 | Latin | possideō | to have, hold, own, possess |
| 4 | Latin | potis | able, capable, possible |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | potis | master, in control of |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |