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Where does “comes” come from?

comes (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,...

comes (Latin): a companion, comrade, partner; an attendant, a...

Definitions

  1. a companion, comrade, partner; an attendant, a...

Ancestry of “comes”, 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 “comes”

  • comes
  • county
  • concomitant
  • countess
  • viscount
  • comte
  • concomitantly
  • viscountess
  • comitatus
  • concomitance
  • countywide
  • Kmiec
  • comital
  • viscounty
  • intercounty
  • multicounty
  • subcounty
  • viscountcy
  • Countian
  • tricounty
  • viscountship
  • noncounty
  • countylike
  • countyhood
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