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Where does “compaignon” come from?

compaignon (Old French) comes from Late Latin companio, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

compaignon (Old French): friend; colleague, companion

Definitions

  1. friend; colleague, companion

Ancestry of “compaignon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincompanioa person who shares the bread; companion
2Latincom-allomorph of con-
3Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
4Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
5Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
6Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “compaignon”

  • companion
  • accompany
  • companionship
  • accompaniment
  • companionable
  • companionway
  • accompanist
  • companionate
  • companionably
  • companionless
  • uncompanionable
  • companionableness
  • accompanier
  • accompanieth
  • accompanyist
  • accompanable
  • companionhood
  • companionly
  • accompaniest
  • companionlessness
  • uncompanionably
  • companioness
  • accompaniable
  • uncompanionableness
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