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Where does “companio” come from?

companio (Late Latin) comes from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

companio (Late Latin): a person who shares the bread; companion

Definitions

  1. a person who shares the bread; companion

Ancestry of “companio”, step by step

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

Words derived from “companio”

  • company
  • companion
  • accompany
  • companionship
  • accompaniment
  • companionable
  • companionway
  • accompanist
  • intercompany
  • companionate
  • companywide
  • companionably
  • companionless
  • intracompany
  • uncompanionable
  • companionableness
  • noncompany
  • accompanier
  • accompanieth
  • accompanyist
  • megacompany
  • accompanable
  • companionhood
  • companionly
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