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Where does “compaing” come from?

compaing (Old French) comes from Latin compāniō, 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,...

compaing (Old French): nominative singular of compaignon; companion

Definitions

  1. nominative singular of compaignon; companion

Ancestry of “compaing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincompāniō—
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 “compaing”

  • accompany
  • accompaniment
  • accompanist
  • accompanier
  • accompanieth
  • accompanyist
  • accompanable
  • accompaniest
  • accompaniable
  • accompagnatrice
  • accompagnateur
  • accompagnement
  • copain
  • accompagner
  • copine
  • accompanien
  • acompagner
  • acompaignier
  • accompaigner
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