Where does “kontar” come from?

kontar (Ido) comes from German konto, from Italian conto, from Latin comptus, from Latin comō, from Latin quōmodo, from Latin quō, from Latin quī, from Latin -cumque — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

kontar (Ido): to count, reckon, add up, tally; to take a census

Definitions

  1. to count, reckon, add up, tally; to take a census

Ancestry of “kontar”, step by step

kontar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German konto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankontoaccount
2Italiancontocalculation; account; bill
3Latincomptusbrought together, formed, framed, constructed,...
4Latincomōto bring together, form, frame, construct, arrange
5Latinquōmodoin what manner or way?; how?
6Latinquōwhither, whereto, where
7Latinquīwho, that, which, what
8Latin-cumqueUsed to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and...
9Latincumquehowever, whenever, howsoever, whensoever
10Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
11Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
12Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
14Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
15Middle Englishkyt
16Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
17Old High Germankuti
18Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
19Proto-Germanickweduzresin
20Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
21Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English count

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcountTo recite numbers in sequence; To determine the...
2Middle EnglishcountenTo count enumerate; give the number of
3Anglo-Normanconterto tell; to say; to recount; to add up
4Old Frenchconterto tell; to say; to recount; to add up
5Latincomputōto calculate, compute, reckon together
6Latinputōto clean, cleanse
7Latinputuspure; a boy
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

via French compter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcompterto count; to reckon, allow; to include
2Middle Frenchcompterto recount; to tell
3Old Frenchcompter
4Latincomputāre

Words derived from “kontar

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