Where does “låtsaskompis” come from?
låtsaskompis (Swedish) comes from Swedish kompis, from Swedish kompanjon, from French compagnon, from Old French compaignon, from Late Latin companio, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
låtsaskompis (Swedish): imaginary friend
Definitions
- imaginary friend
Ancestry of “låtsaskompis”, step by step
låtsaskompis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 7 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Swedish låtsas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | låtsas | to pretend |
| 2 | Swedish | lats | lats, currency of Latvia |
| 3 | Latvian | lats | lats monetary unit of Latvia between 1922 and 1940, and again between 1993 and 2013; replaced by the Euro on Jan. 1st, 2014 |
| 4 | Latvian | Latvija | Latvia |
| 5 | Latvian | latvis | a Latvian, a Lett; a member of the Latvian... |
| 6 | Latvian | latuvis | — |
| 7 | Latvian | Latuva | — |