Where does “cu” come from?

cu (Romanian) comes from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

cu (Romanian): with

Definitions

  1. with

Ancestry of “cu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
2Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
3Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
6Middle Englishkyt
7Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
8Old High Germankuti
9Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
10Proto-Germanickweduzresin
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
12Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “cu

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-