Where does “conto” come from?
conto (Italian) comes from Latin comptus, from Latin comō, from Latin quōmodo, from Latin quō, from Latin quī, from Latin -cumque, from Latin cumque, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
conto (Italian): calculation; account; bill
Definitions
- calculation; account; bill
Ancestry of “conto”, step by step
conto traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin comptus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | comptus | brought together, formed, framed, constructed,... |
| 2 | Latin | comō | to bring together, form, frame, construct, arrange |
| 3 | Latin | quōmodo | in what manner or way?; how? |
| 4 | Latin | quō | whither, whereto, where |
| 5 | Latin | quī | who, that, which, what |
| 6 | Latin | -cumque | Used to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and... |
| 7 | Latin | cumque | however, whenever, howsoever, whensoever |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Old French cointe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | cointe | clever; intelligent |
| 2 | Latin | cognitus | known (from experience), having been known; recognised, having been recognised; acquainted, having been acquainted |
| 3 | Latin | cognōscere | — |
| 4 | Latin | co- | allomorph of con- |
| 5 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 6 | Latin | -dō | to put |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -dô | — |
| 8 | Sicilian | di | Used to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner; of; ’s |
| 9 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 10 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 11 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |