Where does “contagocce” come from?

contagocce (Italian) comes from Italian contare, from Latin computāre, from Latin computō, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

contagocce (Italian): dropper

Definitions

  1. dropper

Ancestry of “contagocce”, step by step

contagocce traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian contare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancontareto count; to include; to tell
2Latincomputāre
3Latincomputōto calculate, compute, reckon together
4Latincom-allomorph of con-
5Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt
12Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
13Old High Germankuti
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Italian goccia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangocciadrop; goutte; third-person singular present...
2Latinguttia
3Latinguttaa drop; spots or specks; a small ornament under...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz