Where does “comaoin” come from?
comaoin (Irish) comes from Old Irish comman, from Latin commūniō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis, from Proto-Italic kommoinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moy-ni-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
comaoin (Irish): favor, obligation; return for favor, recompense;...
Definitions
- favor, obligation; return for favor, recompense;...
Ancestry of “comaoin”, step by step
comaoin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Irish comman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | comman | that we may be |
| 2 | Latin | commūniō | to barricade |
| 3 | Latin | commūnis | common, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together |
| 4 | Old Latin | com(m)oinis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kommoinis | common |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moy-ni- | held in common |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Old Irish commaín
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | commaín | equal return; exchange; obligation; favour |