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Where does “conté” come from?

conté (Old French) comes from Latin comitātus, from Latin comitor, from Latin comes, 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,...

conté (Old French): county

Definitions

  1. county

Ancestry of “conté”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincomitātus—
2LatincomitorI join someone as an attendant; accompany,...
3Latincomesa companion, comrade, partner; an attendant, a...
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 “conté”

  • county
  • countywide
  • intercounty
  • multicounty
  • subcounty
  • Countian
  • tricounty
  • noncounty
  • countylike
  • countyhood
  • contea
  • comté
  • County
  • conte
  • counte
  • countee
  • comté
  • conté
  • Kaundi
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