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Where does “convenienza” come from?

convenienza (Italian) comes from Latin convenientia, from Latin convenīre, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

convenienza (Italian): convenience, expedience; cheapness; advantage,...

Definitions

  1. convenience, expedience; cheapness; advantage,...

Ancestry of “convenienza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinconvenientiaaccord, harmony, symmetry, agreement, conformity;...
2Latinconvenīre—
3Latincōn-—
4Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
5Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
6Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “convenienza”

  • conveniență
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