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Where does “comprimere” come from?

comprimere (Latin) comes from Latin comprimo, 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 — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

comprimere (Latin): second-person singular future passive indicative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative...

Ancestry of “comprimere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincomprimoI compress; I restrain, contain; I repress or...
2Latincom-allomorph of con-
3Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
4Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
5Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
6Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “comprimere”

  • incompressible
  • incompressibleness
  • descomprimir
  • comprimir
  • incomprimibilità
  • incomprimibilmente
  • incomprimibile
  • comprimere
  • comprimibile
  • compressible
  • incompressible
  • comprimer
  • décomprimer
  • compressibilité
  • incompressibilité
  • comprimir
  • comprimido
  • comprimir
  • comprimeren
  • komprimere
  • komprimere
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