Where does “cuentakilómetros” come from?
cuentakilómetros (Spanish) comes from Spanish contar, from Latin computāre, from Latin computō, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
cuentakilómetros (Spanish): milometer, odometer
Definitions
- milometer, odometer
Ancestry of “cuentakilómetros”, step by step
cuentakilómetros traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish contar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | contar | to count; to tally |
| 2 | Latin | computāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | computō | to calculate, compute, reckon together |
| 4 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 5 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 6 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 7 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Spanish kilómetro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | kilómetro | kilometre; kilometer |
| 2 | Spanish | metro | meter; measuring tape; ruler |
| 3 | French | métro | metro; subway US, underground UK, Tube UK |
| 4 | French | métropolitain | metropolitan; subway, underground; Person from... |
| 5 | Latin | mētropolītānus | metropolitan |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μητροπολίτης | metropolitan |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μητρόπολις | mother-state; one's mother-city, mother country,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πόλις | city; a whole country, as dependent on and called... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | ptólis | city |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tpólHis | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tpelH- | fortification, city |