Where does “kombo” come from?
kombo (Swedish) comes from English combo, from English combination, from Middle English combinacioun, from Old French combination, from Late Latin combinatio, from Latin combino, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
kombo (Swedish): a combo (combination – similar senses to English, though unusual for combination lock combos)
Definitions
- a combo (combination – similar senses to English, though unusual for combination lock combos)
Ancestry of “kombo”, step by step
kombo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English combo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | combo | A small musical group; A combination; An action... |
| 2 | English | combination | The act of combining, the state of being combined... |
| 3 | Middle English | combinacioun | — |
| 4 | Old French | combination | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | combinatio | A joining, two by two |
| 6 | Latin | combino | I combine, unite |
| 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,... |
via Swedish sambo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sambo | partner with whom one lives, usually not in a... |
| 2 | Swedish | -bo | Used to form the names of residents or... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | -boe | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | búi | dweller, inhabitant; neighbour; a neighbour... |
| 5 | Tagalog | buo | whole; entire; complete, absolute, perfect;... |
| 6 | Malay | buah | fruit |
| 7 | Malay | nona | miss, lady (young unmarried woman) |
| 8 | Portuguese | dona | female equivalent of dono; A title of address to... |
| 9 | Old Portuguese | dona | — |
| 10 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 11 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 12 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 13 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |
via Swedish kompis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kompis | pal, friend, comrade, mate, playmate; company |
| 2 | Swedish | kompanjon | partner; comrade, friend, companion |
| 3 | French | compagnon | lifelong partner; companion; friend, buddy, pal |
| 4 | Old French | compaignon | friend; colleague, companion |
| 5 | Late Latin | companio | a person who shares the bread; companion |
| 6 | Latin | -io | Used to form abstract nouns from verbs; Used to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |