Where does “countour” come from?

countour (Middle English) 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,...

countour (Middle English): An accountant; a financial recordkeeper

Definitions

An accountant; a financial recordkeeper

Ancestry of “countour”, step by step

countour traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French contoir

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle French	contoir	Alternative spelling of comptoir
2	Middle French	compter	to recount; to tell
3	Old French	compter	—
4	Latin	computāre	—
5	Latin	computō	to calculate, compute, reckon together
6	Latin	com-	allomorph of con-
7	Latin	con-	Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
8	Latin	cum	with, along with; at; -fold
9	Old Latin	com	Alternative form of cum
10	Proto-Italic	kom	with, along, at
11	Proto-Indo-European	ḱóm	beside, near, by, with
12	Proto-Indo-European	ḱe	Deictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13	Middle English	kyt	—
14	German	kitt	putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
15	Old High German	kuti	—
16	Proto-West Germanic	kwidu	gum, resin
17	Proto-Germanic	kweduz	resin
18	Proto-Indo-European	gʷet-	resin, gum; to say, speak
19	Proto-Indo-European	gū-	to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Old French conteor

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	conteor	storyteller
2	Medieval Latin	computatorium	—

Words derived from “countour”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz →