Where does “компа́ния” come from?
компа́ния (Russian) comes from Polish kompania, from German Kompanie, from French compagnie, from Italian compagnia, from Italian compagna, from Italian compagno, from Latin compāniō, from Latin com- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
компа́ния (Russian): company
Definitions
- company
Ancestry of “компа́ния”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | kompania | company, fellowship, group |
| 2 | German | Kompanie | company |
| 3 | French | compagnie | company |
| 4 | Italian | compagnia | company, companionship, fellowship, society,... |
| 5 | Italian | compagna | feminine singular of compagno; female equivalent... |
| 6 | Italian | compagno | alike, like, similar, the same; mate, companion,... |
| 7 | Latin | compāniō | comrade |
| 8 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 9 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 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,... |