Where does “sparkonto” come from?
sparkonto (Swedish) comes from Swedish konto, from Italian conto, from Latin comptus, from Latin comō, from Latin quōmodo, from Latin quō, from Latin quī, from Latin -cumque — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
sparkonto (Swedish): savings account
Definitions
- savings account
Ancestry of “sparkonto”, step by step
sparkonto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish konto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | konto | account; a registry of pecuniary transactions |
| 2 | Italian | conto | calculation; account; bill |
| 3 | Latin | comptus | brought together, formed, framed, constructed,... |
| 4 | Latin | comō | to bring together, form, frame, construct, arrange |
| 5 | Latin | quōmodo | in what manner or way?; how? |
| 6 | Latin | quō | whither, whereto, where |
| 7 | Latin | quī | who, that, which, what |
| 8 | Latin | -cumque | Used to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and... |
| 9 | Latin | cumque | however, whenever, howsoever, whensoever |
| 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,... |