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Where does “compraventa” come from?

compraventa (Spanish) comes from Spanish compra, from Spanish comprar, from Vulgar Latin comperare, from Latin comparō, from Latin compar, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

compraventa (Spanish): trade

Definitions

  1. trade

Ancestry of “compraventa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcomprapurchase; buying
2Spanishcomprarto buy; to buy out
3Vulgar Latincomperare—
4Latincomparō—
5Latincomparequal; similar, comparable; fellow, partner,...
6Latincom-allomorph of con-
7Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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