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Where does “confisco” come from?

confisco (Latin) comes from Latin cōn-, 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, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

confisco (Latin): I seize for the public treasury; I confiscate

Definitions

  1. I seize for the public treasury; I confiscate

Ancestry of “confisco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincōn-—
2Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
3Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
4Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
7Middle Englishkyt—
8Germankitt—
9Old High Germankuti—
10Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
11Proto-Germanickweduzresin
12Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
13Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “confisco”

  • confiscans
  • confiscaturus
  • confiscator
  • confiscandus
  • confiscatus
  • confiscate
  • confiscar
  • confiscabile
  • confisco
  • confiscare
  • confiscabilità
  • confisquer
  • confiscar
  • confiscar
  • konfiski
  • konfiskera
  • konpiskar
  • kompiskar
  • confistchi
  • confisquer
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