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Where does “commettere” come from?

commettere (Italian) comes from Latin committo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

commettere (Italian): to commit, do, make, perpetrate; to join or fit...

Definitions

  1. to commit, do, make, perpetrate; to join or fit...

Ancestry of “commettere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincommittoI commit; I begin; I carry on
2Latincōn-—
3Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
4Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
5Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankitt—
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “commettere”

  • scommessa
  • calcioscommesse
  • scommettere
  • ricommettere
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