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Where does “competitio” come from?

competitio (Late Latin) comes from Latin competō, from Latin cōn-, 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,...

competitio (Late Latin): rivalry; competition

Definitions

  1. rivalry; competition

Ancestry of “competitio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincompetō—
2Latincōn-—
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 “competitio”

  • competition
  • noncompetition
  • precompetition
  • anticompetition
  • intercompetition
  • competitional
  • competitionless
  • competitionlike
  • noncompetitional
  • competición
  • competizione
  • compétition
  • competição
  • competició
  • competitie
  • competiție
  • Kompetitioun
  • kompetisie
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