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Where does “comer” come from?

comer (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish comer, from Vulgar Latin *comēre, from Latin comedere, from Latin comedo, from Latin edo, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

comer (Spanish): to eat; to eat away, corrode; to capture a piece

Definitions

  1. to eat; to eat away, corrode; to capture a piece

Ancestry of “comer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishcomer—
2Vulgar Latin*comēre—
3Latincomederethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4LatincomedoI eat or chew up; I consume or devour; I fret or...
5LatinedoI eat; I give out, put or bring forth; eject,...
6LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
7Latincommūnicō—
8Latincommūnis—
9Old Latincom(m)oinis—
10Proto-Italickommoinis—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
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,...

Words derived from “comer”

  • descomer
  • comemierda
  • come
  • comida
  • comecocos
  • comedor
  • incomible
  • comible
  • kome
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