Where does “kontantenhet” come from?
kontantenhet (Swedish) comes from Swedish kontant, from French comptant, from French compter, from Middle French compter, from Old French compter, from Latin computāre, from Latin computō, from Latin com- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
kontantenhet (Swedish): myntenhet
Definitions
- myntenhet
Ancestry of “kontantenhet”, step by step
kontantenhet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kontant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kontant | cash; in coins and banknotes; with cash; with... |
| 2 | French | comptant | cash; present participle of compter |
| 3 | French | compter | to count; to reckon, allow; to include |
| 4 | Middle French | compter | to recount; to tell |
| 5 | Old French | compter | — |
| 6 | Latin | computāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | computō | to calculate, compute, reckon together |
| 8 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 9 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 10 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 11 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 15 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 16 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 21 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |