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Where does “comida” come from?

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

comida (Spanish): food; lunch; dinner

Definitions

  1. food; lunch; dinner

Ancestry of “comida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcomerto eat; to eat away, corrode; to capture a piece
2Old Spanishcomer—
3Vulgar Latin*comēre—
4Latincomederethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5LatincomedoI eat or chew up; I consume or devour; I fret or...
6LatinedoI eat; I give out, put or bring forth; eject,...
7LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
8Latincommūnicō—
9Latincommūnis—
10Old Latincom(m)oinis—
11Proto-Italickommoinis—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
14Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
15Middle Englishkyt—
16Germankitt—
17Old High Germankuti—
18Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
19Proto-Germanickweduzresin
20Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
21Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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