Where does “cum” come from?
cum (Irish) comes from Old Irish cummaid, from Old Irish cummae, from Proto-Indo-European kom-smiyo-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
cum (Irish): form, shape; compose; devise
Definitions
- form, shape; compose; devise
Ancestry of “cum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | cummaid | to fashion, makes; fashions, shapes, composes,... |
| 2 | Old Irish | cummae | verbal noun of con·ben; shape, form, appearance;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kom-smiyo- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |