Etymology Explorer › Middle EnglishWhere does “comencen” come from? comencen (Middle English) comes from Old French comencier, from Vulgar Latin cominitiare, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Ancestry of “comencen”, step by step comencen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French comencier Step Language Word Meaning 1 Old French comencier to start; to begin 2 Vulgar Latin cominitiare present active infinitive of *cominitiō;... 3 Latin com- allomorph of con- 4 Latin con- Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... 5 Latin cum with, along with; at; -fold 6 Old Latin com Alternative form of cum 7 Proto-Italic kom with, along, at 8 Proto-Indo-European ḱóm beside, near, by, with 9 Proto-Indo-European ḱe Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... 10 Middle English kyt — 11 German kitt putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes 12 Old High German kuti — 13 Proto-West Germanic kwidu gum, resin 14 Proto-Germanic kweduz resin 15 Proto-Indo-European gʷet- resin, gum; to say, speak 16 Proto-Indo-European gū- to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
via Old French cumencer Step Language Word Meaning 1 Old French cumencer Alternative form of comencier 2 Vulgar Latin cominitio I commence; I consecrate 3 Latin initio I begin, originate; I initiate, consecrate;... 4 Latin -o forms masculine agent nouns, positive and... 5 Proto-Italic -ōd — 6 Proto-Indo-European -éad —
via Anglo-Norman comencer Step Language Word Meaning 1 Anglo-Norman comencer Alternative form of comencier