Where does “pramukantor” come from?
pramukantor (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian kantor, from Malay kantor, from Dutch kantoor, from Middle Dutch cantoor, from Middle French contoir, from Middle French compter, from Old French compter, from Latin computāre — whale, sea monster; abyss.
pramukantor (Indonesian): office boy; office girl
Definitions
- office boy; office girl
Ancestry of “pramukantor”, step by step
pramukantor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian kantor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | kantor | office, a room, set of rooms, or building used... |
| 2 | Malay | kantor | office |
| 3 | Dutch | kantoor | office |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | cantoor | — |
| 5 | Middle French | contoir | Alternative spelling of comptoir |
| 6 | Middle French | compter | to recount; to tell |
| 7 | Old French | compter | — |
| 8 | Latin | computāre | — |
| 9 | Latin | computō | to calculate, compute, reckon together |
| 10 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 11 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 12 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 13 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 17 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 18 | Russian | кит | whale; genitive plural of ки́та |
| 19 | Old Church Slavonic | китъ | whale |
| 20 | Ancient Greek | κῆτος | whale, sea monster; abyss |
via Indonesian pramu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | pramu | — |