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Where does “kompromisan” come from?

kompromisan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian kompròmis, from German Kompromiss, from Latin compromissum, from Latin compromissus, from Latin compromitto, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

kompromisan (Serbo-Croatian): compromise

Definitions

  1. compromise

Ancestry of “kompromisan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankompròmis—
2GermanKompromisscompromise
3LatincompromissumA mutual promise
4Latincompromissus
5Latincompromittoto compromise
6Latincōn-—
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—
13Germankitt—
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,...

Words derived from “kompromisan”

  • beskompromisan
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