Where does “コンボ” come from?
コンボ (Japanese) comes from English combo, from English combination, from Middle English combinacioun, from Old French combination, from Late Latin combinatio, from Latin combino, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — resin, gum; to say, speak.
コンボ (Japanese): jazz combo; combination
Ancestry of “コンボ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | combo | A small musical group; A combination; An action... |
| 2 | English | combination | The act of combining, the state of being combined... |
| 3 | Middle English | combinacioun | — |
| 4 | Old French | combination | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | combinatio | A joining, two by two |
| 6 | Latin | combino | I combine, unite |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | — |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |