Where does “contribuinte” come from?

contribuinte (Portuguese) comes from Galician contribuír, from Latin contribuo, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

contribuinte (Portuguese): contributory; contributor; taxpayer, tributary

Definitions

  1. contributory; contributor; taxpayer, tributary

Ancestry of “contribuinte”, step by step

contribuinte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Galician contribuír

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciancontribuírto contribute; to pay taxes
2LatincontribuoI put together, combine, join in one, unite; I...
3Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
4Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
5Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
6Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt
10Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
11Old High Germankuti
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Portuguese contribuir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecontribuirto contribute; to subscribe
2Latincontribuōto put together, combine, join in one, unite
3Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
4Latin-dōto put
5Proto-Germanic-dô
6SiciliandiUsed to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner; of; ’s
7Latinof; concerning; about
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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