Where does “confitería” come from?

confitería (Spanish) comes from Spanish confitero, from Spanish confite, from Catalan confit, from Latin cōnfectus, from Latin cōnficiō, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

confitería (Spanish): candy store US, confectioner's UK

Definitions

  1. candy store US, confectioner's UK

Ancestry of “confitería”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishconfiteroconfectioner
2Spanishconfiteconfection, sweetmeat
3Catalanconfitcandied
4Latincōnfectusprepared, accomplished, executed, having been accomplished
5Latincōnficiōto prepare, accomplish, complete, execute; settle, close a bargain; traverse
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—
14Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz →