Where does “komptor” come from?
komptor (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Dutch contoor, from Middle French contoir, from Middle French compter, from Old French compter, from Latin computāre, from Latin computō, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
komptor (Middle Low German): commercial branch; writing room; counting...
Definitions
- commercial branch; writing room; counting...
Ancestry of “komptor”, step by step
komptor traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch contoor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | contoor | — |
| 2 | Middle French | contoir | Alternative spelling of comptoir |
| 3 | Middle French | compter | to recount; to tell |
| 4 | Old French | compter | — |
| 5 | Latin | computāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | computō | to calculate, compute, reckon together |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Middle Dutch contoir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | contoir | — |
via Middle Dutch comptoir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | comptoir | — |