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Where does “conquisitus” come from?

conquisitus (Latin) comes from Latin conquirō, 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 — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

conquisitus (Latin): select, chosen; costly

Definitions

  1. select, chosen; costly

Ancestry of “conquisitus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinconquirō—
2Latincōn-—
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 “conquisitus”

  • conquest
  • conquistador
  • preconquest
  • postconquest
  • conquistadorial
  • anticonquest
  • conquisito
  • conquista
  • conquistador
  • conquistar
  • conquista
  • inconquistabile
  • conquistatore
  • conquistabile
  • inconquistato
  • conquistato
  • conquistare
  • riconquista
  • riconquistare
  • conquistador
  • anticonquista
  • conquista
  • conquistar
  • conquistar
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