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Where does “comparáideach” come from?

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

comparáideach (Irish): comparative

Definitions

  1. comparative

Ancestry of “comparáideach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcomparáidcomparison
2Latincomparatioconstruction; constituent; combination,...
3Latincomparatuscompared; prepared
4LatincomparoI compare, match, place together, couple; I...
5Latincomparequal; similar, comparable; fellow, partner,...
6Latincom-allomorph of con-
7Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
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—
14Germankitt—
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,...
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