Where does “bakåtkompatibel” come from?
bakåtkompatibel (Swedish) comes from Swedish kompatibel, from Medieval Latin compatibilis, from Late Latin compator, 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,...
bakåtkompatibel (Swedish): backward compatible
Definitions
- backward compatible
Ancestry of “bakåtkompatibel”, step by step
bakåtkompatibel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kompatibel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kompatibel | compatible |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | compatibilis | in "compatible beneficium", a benefice which... |
| 3 | Late Latin | compator | — |
| 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 Swedish bakåt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bakåt | back (as a direction), backwards, in reverse, towards the rear |
| 2 | Swedish | åt | for; to, towards, in a certain direction |
| 3 | Old Norse | át | the act of eating; food; first-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | at | at, toward, to |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ētą | the act of eating; food |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |