Where does “cuento” come from?

cuento (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin contu(s), from Latin computus, 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,...

cuento (Spanish): story; one million

Definitions

  1. story; one million

Ancestry of “cuento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincontu(s)
2Latincomputuscomputation, calculation; bank account
3Latincomputōto calculate, compute, reckon together
4Latincom-allomorph of con-
5Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt
12Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
13Old High Germankuti
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “cuento

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-