Where does “konkwistador” come from?

konkwistador (Polish) comes from Spanish conquistador, from Spanish conquistar, from Vulgar Latin conquisitare, from Latin conquisitus, from Latin conquirō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

konkwistador (Polish): conquistador

Definitions

  1. conquistador

Ancestry of “konkwistador”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishconquistadorconquering; winning; conqueror, conquistador;...
2Spanishconquistarto conquer; to enamor, romantically convince; to...
3Vulgar Latinconquisitare
4Latinconquisitusselect, chosen; costly
5Latinconquirōto seek for, hunt up, search out eagerly or carefully, go in quest of
6Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt
13Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
14Old High Germankuti
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-
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