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Where does “competentemente” come from?

competentemente (Italian) comes from Italian competente, from Spanish competente, from Portuguese competente, from Latin competēns, from Latin competō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

competentemente (Italian): competently, expertly, proficiently

Definitions

  1. competently, expertly, proficiently

Ancestry of “competentemente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancompetentecompetent; expert, qualified; having jurisdiction
2Spanishcompetentecompetent; expert, qualified
3Portuguesecompetentecompetent
4Latincompetēns—
5Latincompetō—
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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