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Where does “compar” come from?

compar (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,...

compar (Latin): equal; similar, comparable; fellow, partner,...

Definitions

  1. equal; similar, comparable; fellow, partner,...

Ancestry of “compar”, 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 “compar”

  • comparison
  • compare
  • comparative
  • comparatively
  • comparable
  • incomparable
  • incomparably
  • comparably
  • comprador
  • compeer
  • comparer
  • intercomparison
  • comparativist
  • noncomparative
  • noncomparable
  • uncomparable
  • comparativeness
  • comparation
  • intercompare
  • comparableness
  • incomparableness
  • multicomparison
  • non-comparable
  • comparatist
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