Where does “コンツェルン” come from?
コンツェルン (Japanese) comes from German Konzern, from English concern, from Middle French concerner, from Medieval Latin concerno, from Latin concernō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
コンツェルン (Japanese): a concern; a group of companies or a conglomerate
Definitions
- a concern; a group of companies or a conglomerate
Ancestry of “コンツェルン”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Konzern | business group, corporate group |
| 2 | English | concern | That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A... |
| 3 | Middle French | concerner | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | concerno | I distinguish, have respect to; I mix, sift or... |
| 5 | Latin | concernō | to mix, sift or mingle together (especially as in a sieve) |
| 6 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |