Where does “Confoederatio Helvetica” come from?
Confoederatio Helvetica (Latin) comes from Latin confoederatio, from Latin cōnfoederō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Confoederatio Helvetica (Latin): Swiss confederation; of the Swiss Confederation
Definitions
- Swiss confederation; of the Swiss Confederation
Ancestry of “Confoederatio Helvetica”, step by step
Confoederatio Helvetica traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin confoederatio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | confoederatio | a covenant, agreement |
| 2 | Latin | cōnfoederō | to unite or join by a league |
| 3 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 4 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 5 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Latin helveticus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | helveticus | Swiss; Of or pertaining to the Helvetians |
| 2 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |