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Where does “cunter” come from?

cunter (Old French) comes from Latin computāre, from Latin computō, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, 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,...

cunter (Old French): Alternative form of conter

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of conter

Ancestry of “cunter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincomputāre—
2Latincomputō—
3Latincom-allomorph of con-
4Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
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 “cunter”

  • countess
  • comte
  • capocontabile
  • contabilizzare
  • contabilità
  • elettrocontabile
  • contabile
  • compteur
  • comptoir
  • conte
  • comte
  • comptabilité
  • comptablement
  • compta
  • recompter
  • compter
  • compte
  • comtesse
  • comptable
  • décompter
  • コント
  • cuntaois
  • cunta
  • kontes
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