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Where does “cunntasair” come from?

cunntasair (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic cunntas, from Scottish Gaelic cunnt, from Middle English counten, from Anglo-Norman conter, from Old French conter, from Latin computō, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

cunntasair (Scottish Gaelic): accountant

Definitions

  1. accountant

Ancestry of “cunntasair”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliccunntascounting, calculating, arithmetic; account,...
2Scottish Gaeliccunntcount, calculate
3Middle Englishcounten—
4Anglo-Normanconterto tell; to say; to recount; to add up
5Old Frenchconterto tell; to say; to recount; to add up
6Latincomputō—
7Latincom-allomorph of con-
8Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
20Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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