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Where does “comparáid” come from?

comparáid (Irish) comes from Latin comparatio, from Latin comparatus, from Latin comparo, from Latin compar, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

comparáid (Irish): comparison

Definitions

  1. comparison

Ancestry of “comparáid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincomparatioconstruction; constituent; combination,...
2Latincomparatuscompared; prepared
3LatincomparoI compare, match, place together, couple; I...
4Latincomparequal; similar, comparable; fellow, partner,...
5Latincom-allomorph of con-
6Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “comparáid”

  • comparáideach
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