Where does “começo” come from?

começo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese começar, from Old Portuguese começar, from Vulgar Latin cominitiare, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

começo (Portuguese): beginning; commencement; beginning; start

Definitions

  1. beginning; commencement; beginning; start

Ancestry of “começo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecomeçarto start; to begin; to commence; to begin; to...
2Old Portuguesecomeçar
3Vulgar Latincominitiarepresent active infinitive of *cominitiō;...
4Latincom-allomorph of con-
5Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt
12Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
13Old High Germankuti
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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