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Where does “kompania” come from?

kompania (Polish) comes from German Kompanie, from French compagnie, from Italian compagnia, from Italian compagna, from Italian compagno, from Latin compāniō, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “kompania”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKompaniecompany
2Frenchcompagniecompany
3Italiancompagniacompany, companionship, fellowship, society,...
4Italiancompagnafeminine singular of compagno; female equivalent...
5Italiancompagnoalike, like, similar, the same; mate, companion,...
6Latincompāniō—
7Latincom-allomorph of con-
8Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
20Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “kompania”

  • компания
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