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Where does “contribuere” come from?

contribuere (Latin) comes from Latin contribuo, 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,...

contribuere (Latin): inflection of contribuō: ## third-person plural...

Definitions

  1. inflection of contribuō: ## third-person plural...

Ancestry of “contribuere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincontribuoI put together, combine, join in one, unite; I...
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 “contribuere”

  • contribution
  • recontribution
  • noncontribution
  • overcontribution
  • contributional
  • contributionem
  • contributio
  • contribuidor
  • contribuir
  • contribuição
  • contribuinte
  • contribuir
  • contribuir
  • contribucion
  • contribucioun
  • contribution
  • kontribusen
  • contribuer
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