Where does “coeficient” come from?

coeficient (Romanian) comes from French coefficient, from French efficient, from Latin efficiens, from Latin efficiō, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

coeficient (Romanian): coefficient

Definitions

  1. coefficient

Ancestry of “coeficient”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcoefficientcoefficient
2Frenchefficientefficient; effective
3Latinefficiensproducing, and related senses of the action;...
4Latinefficiōto make out or work out; effect, execute, complete, accomplish, make, form, compose
5LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
6Latincommūnicōto impart, share
7Latincommūniscommon, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together
8Old Latincom(m)oinis
9Proto-Italickommoiniscommon
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt
14Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
15Old High Germankuti
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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