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Where does “contare” come from?

contare (Italian) comes from Latin computāre, from Latin computō, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, 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,...

contare (Italian): to count; to include; to tell

Definitions

  1. to count; to include; to tell

Ancestry of “contare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincomputāre—
2Latincomputō—
3Latincom-allomorph of con-
4Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
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,...

Words derived from “contare”

  • conto
  • viscontino
  • conteggio
  • riconteggio
  • conta
  • conteggiare
  • contagocce
  • conte
  • viceconte
  • contante
  • contezza
  • viscontessa
  • visconte
  • giroconto
  • Benutzerkonto
  • Konto
  • kontanter
  • kontanthantering
  • konto
  • kontant
  • bankkonto
  • konto
  • konta
  • kont
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