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Where does “coexistir” come from?

coexistir (Spanish) comes from Spanish existir, from Latin existere, from Latin existo, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis, from Proto-Italic kommoinis — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

coexistir (Spanish): to coexist

Definitions

  1. to coexist

Ancestry of “coexistir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishexistirto exist
2Latinexisterepresent active infinitive of existō
3LatinexistoAlternative form of exsistō; to stand forth, come...
4LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
5Latincommūnicō—
6Latincommūnis—
7Old Latincom(m)oinis—
8Proto-Italickommoinis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
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,...
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