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Where does “compte” come from?

compte (Norman) comes from French compte, from Middle French compte, from Old French conté, from Latin comitātus, from Latin comitor, from Latin comes, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

compte (Norman): account

Definitions

  1. account

Ancestry of “compte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcompteaccount; count; first-person singular present...
2Middle Frenchcompteaccount; tale; story; Alternative form of conte
3Old Frenchcontécounty
4Latincomitātus—
5LatincomitorI join someone as an attendant; accompany,...
6Latincomesa companion, comrade, partner; an attendant, a...
7Latincom-allomorph of con-
8Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
20Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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