Where does “kumpra” come from?
kumpra (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu kunpra, from Portuguese comprar, from Old Portuguese comprar, from Vulgar Latin comperare, from Latin comparō, from Latin compar, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
kumpra (Papiamentu): to buy
Definitions
- to buy
Ancestry of “kumpra”, step by step
kumpra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Kabuverdianu kunpra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kabuverdianu | kunpra | to buy |
| 2 | Portuguese | comprar | to buy |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | comprar | to buy |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | comperare | — |
| 5 | Latin | comparō | to prepare, get ready, provide, furnish |
| 6 | Latin | compar | equal; similar, comparable; fellow, partner,... |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Spanish comprar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | comprar | to buy; to buy out |