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Where does “conqueste” come from?

conqueste (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin conquista, from Latin conquisitus, from Latin conquirō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “conqueste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinconquista—
2Latinconquisitusselect, chosen; costly
3Latinconquirō—
4Latincōn-—
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “conqueste”

  • conquest
  • preconquest
  • postconquest
  • anticonquest
  • conquest
  • contchête
  • conqueste
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