Where does “conestable” come from?
conestable (Old French) comes from Latin comes, 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,...
conestable (Old French): a military officer
Definitions
- a military officer
Ancestry of “conestable”, step by step
conestable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin comes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | comes | a companion, comrade, partner; an attendant, a... |
| 2 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 3 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 4 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 5 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Late Latin comes stabulum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | comes stabulum | — |