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Where does “contabilă” come from?

contabilă (Romanian) comes from Romanian contabil, from Italian contabile, from French comptable, from French compter, from Middle French compter, from Old French compter, from Latin computāre, from Latin computō — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

contabilă (Romanian): nominative feminine singular of contabil;...

Definitions

  1. nominative feminine singular of contabil;...

Ancestry of “contabilă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancontabilaccountable; accountant, bookkeeper
2Italiancontabilebook-keeping; bookkeeper; accountant
3Frenchcomptableaccountant; accountable, responsible
4Frenchcompterto count; to reckon, allow; to include
5Middle Frenchcompterto recount; to tell
6Old Frenchcompter—
7Latincomputāre—
8Latincomputō—
9Latincom-allomorph of con-
10Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
11Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
12Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
13Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
15Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
16Middle Englishkyt—
17Germankitt—
18Old High Germankuti—
19Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
20Proto-Germanickweduzresin
21Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
22Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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