Where does “contoir” come from?

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

contoir (Middle French): Alternative spelling of comptoir

Definitions

Alternative spelling of comptoir

Ancestry of “contoir”, step by step

contoir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French compter

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

via Middle French conter

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle French	conter	to count

Words derived from “contoir”

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