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Where does “compte” come from?

compte (Old French) comes from Old French compter, from Latin computāre, from Latin computō, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “compte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcompter—
2Latincomputāre—
3Latincomputō—
4Latincom-allomorph of con-
5Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “compte”

  • countess
  • comte
  • conte
  • comte
  • compte
  • comtesse
  • コント
  • cuntaois
  • cunta
  • kontes
  • contesă
  • contesse
  • conte
  • เคาน์เตส
  • compte
  • mescompte
  • compte
  • conte
  • កុង
  • conte
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