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Where does “ricomprare” come from?

ricomprare (Italian) comes from Italian comprare, from Vulgar Latin comperare, from Latin comparō, from Latin compar, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

ricomprare (Italian): to rebuy, to buy back

Definitions

  1. to rebuy, to buy back

Ancestry of “ricomprare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancomprareto buy
2Vulgar Latincomperare—
3Latincomparō—
4Latincomparequal; similar, comparable; fellow, partner,...
5Latincom-allomorph of con-
6Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “ricomprare”

  • ricomprabile
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