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Where does “contoor” come from?

contoor (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle French contoir, from Middle French compter, from Old French compter, from Latin computāre, from Latin computō, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “contoor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle FrenchcontoirAlternative spelling of comptoir
2Middle Frenchcompterto recount; to tell
3Old Frenchcompter—
4Latincomputāre—
5Latincomputō—
6Latincom-allomorph of con-
7Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “contoor”

  • kontor
  • контора
  • Kontor
  • haarakonttori
  • konttori
  • panttikonttori
  • konttorirotta
  • panttilainakonttori
  • maisemakonttori
  • kanikonttori
  • avokonttori
  • kontoro
  • postkontor
  • huvudkontor
  • riksgäldskontor
  • kontor
  • programkontor
  • kontoro
  • kumtôr
  • kuntôr
  • kumptor
  • komtôr
  • kontôr
  • komptor
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