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Where does “compañero” come from?

compañero (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish compannero, from Old Spanish companna, from Vulgar Latin compania, from Latin compāniō, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

compañero (Spanish): companion; mate, colleague; fellow "X",...

Definitions

  1. companion; mate, colleague; fellow "X",...

Ancestry of “compañero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishcompannero—
2Old Spanishcompannacompanions; company, entourage
3Vulgar Latincompania—
4Latincompāniō—
5Latincom-allomorph of con-
6Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
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 “compañero”

  • kompanyero
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