Where does “handelskompani” come from?
handelskompani (Swedish) comes from Swedish kompani, from French compagnie, from Italian compagnia, from Italian compagna, from Italian compagno, from Latin compāniō, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
handelskompani (Swedish): a trading company
Definitions
- a trading company
Ancestry of “handelskompani”, step by step
handelskompani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kompani
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kompani | a company; a company, a corporation, a commercial... |
| 2 | French | compagnie | company |
| 3 | Italian | compagnia | company, companionship, fellowship, society,... |
| 4 | Italian | compagna | feminine singular of compagno; female equivalent... |
| 5 | Italian | compagno | alike, like, similar, the same; mate, companion,... |
| 6 | Latin | compāniō | comrade |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |