Where does “combo” come from?

combo (Portuguese) comes from English combo, from English combination, from Middle English combinacioun, from Old French combination, from Late Latin combinatio, from Latin combino, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — resin, gum; to say, speak.

combo (Portuguese): combo a combination

Definitions

  1. combo a combination

Ancestry of “combo”, step by step

combo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English combo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcomboA small musical group; A combination; An action...
2EnglishcombinationThe act of combining, the state of being combined...
3Middle Englishcombinacioun
4Old Frenchcombination
5Late LatincombinatioA joining, two by two
6LatincombinoI combine, unite
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
15Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
16Old High Germankuti
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

via Spanish combo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcombogavel, wooden hammer; punch
2Quechuakumpa

via Tsonga khombo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tsongakhombo

Words derived from “combo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-