Where does “konfidentka” come from?
konfidentka (Polish) comes from Polish konfident, from German Konfident, from French confident, from Italian confidente, from Latin cōnfīdēns, from Latin cōnfīdō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.
Ancestry of “konfidentka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | konfident | confidant |
| 2 | German | Konfident | confidant, trusted friend |
| 3 | French | confident | confidant |
| 4 | Italian | confidente | confiding, trusting; confidant or confidante |
| 5 | Latin | cōnfīdēns | confiding (in) |
| 6 | Latin | cōnfīdō | (+ Dative of the person and e + ablative of the thing or in/de + ablative) to be confident or assured of, confide in, believe, trust, place or put confidence in; rely upon |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |