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Where does “comitas” come from?

comitas (Latin) comes from Latin comis, from Old Latin cosmis, from Proto-Italic komsmis, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.

Ancestry of “comitas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincomiscourteous, kind, obliging, affable, gracious,...
2Old Latincosmis—
3Proto-Italickomsmiscourteous, kind, obliging, affable, gracious;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—
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