Where does “contișor” come from?
contișor (Romanian) comes from Romanian cont, from Italian conto, from Latin comptus, from Latin comō, from Latin quōmodo, from Latin quō, from Latin quī, from Latin -cumque — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Ancestry of “contișor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | cont | account |
| 2 | Italian | conto | calculation; account; bill |
| 3 | Latin | comptus | brought together, formed, framed, constructed,... |
| 4 | Latin | comō | to bring together, form, frame, construct, arrange |
| 5 | Latin | quōmodo | in what manner or way?; how? |
| 6 | Latin | quō | whither, whereto, where |
| 7 | Latin | quī | who, that, which, what |
| 8 | Latin | -cumque | Used to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and... |
| 9 | Latin | cumque | however, whenever, howsoever, whensoever |
| 10 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 11 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 15 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 16 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 21 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |