Where does “combein” come from?
combein (Norman) comes from English Combine, from Middle French combiner, from Latin combīnō, from Latin cōn-, 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,...
combein (Norman): how much? how many?
Definitions
- how much? how many?
Ancestry of “combein”, step by step
combein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Combine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Combine | London Underground |
| 2 | Middle French | combiner | to combine |
| 3 | Latin | combīnō | to combine, unite |
| 4 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 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 combien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | combien | how much, how many |
| 2 | Old French | bien | well; indeed; possession; object of value |
| 3 | Latin | bene | well; properly, exactly; agreeably, favorably |
| 4 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 5 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |