Where does “komersiyante” come from?

komersiyante (Tagalog) comes from Spanish comerciante, from Catalan comerciar, from Latin commercior, from Latin commercium, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

komersiyante (Tagalog): merchant; trader; businessperson

Definitions

  1. merchant; trader; businessperson

Ancestry of “komersiyante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcomerciantetrader
2Catalancomerciarto deal, to trade; to do business
3Latincommerciorto trade
4LatincommerciumTrade, traffic, commerce, exchange; Intercourse,...
5Latincom-allomorph of con-
6Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt
13Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
14Old High Germankuti
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-