Where does “κομπιναδόρος” come from?

κομπιναδόρος (Greek) comes from Greek κομπίνα, from French combine, from French combinaison, from French combiner, from Middle French combiner, from Latin combīnō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

κομπιναδόρος (Greek): fraudster, scammer, racketeer, jobber, swindler

Definitions

  1. fraudster, scammer, racketeer, jobber, swindler

Ancestry of “κομπιναδόρος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκομπίναscam, racket, racketeering, jobbery, wrangle
2Frenchcombinetrick, scheme; inflection of combiner: ##...
3Frenchcombinaisoncombination, combining; combination; slip;...
4Frenchcombinerto combine
5Middle Frenchcombinerto combine
6Latincombīnōto combine, unite
7Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Latin cōn-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-