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Where does “compatimento” come from?

compatimento (Italian) comes from Italian compatire, from Vulgar Latin *compatio, from Latin compatior, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

compatimento (Italian): compassion, commiseration; indulgence, patience,...

Definitions

  1. compassion, commiseration; indulgence, patience,...

Ancestry of “compatimento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancompatireto have pity for; to feel sorry for; to excuse;...
2Vulgar Latin*compatio—
3LatincompatiorI suffer ; have compassion, pity
4Latincōn-—
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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