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Where does “contrattare” come from?

contrattare (Italian) comes from Italian contratto, from Latin contractus, from Latin contrahō, 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,...

contrattare (Italian): to negotiate; to bargain, haggle

Definitions

  1. to negotiate; to bargain, haggle

Ancestry of “contrattare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancontrattopast participle of contrarre; contracted, shrunk,...
2Latincontractuscollected, accomplished, contracted; narrow,...
3Latincontrahō—
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,...

Words derived from “contrattare”

  • contrattabile
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