Where does “cumpărător” come from?

cumpărător (Romanian) comes from Romanian cumpăra, from Vulgar Latin comperare, from Latin comparō, from Latin compar, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

cumpărător (Romanian): buyer

Definitions

  1. buyer

Ancestry of “cumpărător”, step by step

cumpărător traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian cumpăra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancumpărato buy, purchase
2Vulgar Latincomperare
3Latincomparōto prepare, get ready, provide, furnish
4Latincomparequal; similar, comparable; fellow, partner,...
5Latincom-allomorph of con-
6Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt
13Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
14Old High Germankuti
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Late Latin comparator

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincomparator
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz