Where does “compordach” come from?
compordach (Irish) comes from Irish compord, from English comfort, from Middle English confort, from Old French confort, from Old French conforter, from Latin confortō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
compordach (Irish): comfortable
Ancestry of “compordach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | compord | comfort |
| 2 | English | comfort | Contentment, ease; Something that offers comfort;... |
| 3 | Middle English | confort | — |
| 4 | Old French | confort | — |
| 5 | Old French | conforter | to reassure; to comfort |
| 6 | Latin | confortō | — |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | — |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |