Where does “como se” come from?
como se (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese como, from Old Portuguese como, from Latin comō, from Latin quōmodo, from Latin quō, from Latin quī, from Latin -cumque, from Latin cumque — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
como se (Portuguese): as though; as if
Ancestry of “como se”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | como | how; why; how could , when the action is... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | como | how |
| 3 | Latin | comō | — |
| 4 | Latin | quōmodo | — |
| 5 | Latin | quō | — |
| 6 | Latin | quī | — |
| 7 | Latin | -cumque | Used to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and... |
| 8 | Latin | cumque | however, whenever, howsoever, whensoever |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | — |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |