Where does “คองโก” come from?
คองโก (Thai) comes from English Congo, from English congregationalist, from English Congregational, from English congregation, from Middle English congregacioun, from Old French congregacion, from Latin congregātiō, from Latin congregō — resin, gum; to say, speak.
Ancestry of “คองโก”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Congo | Congregationalist |
| 2 | English | congregationalist | Of or pertaining to congregationalism |
| 3 | English | Congregational | Of or pertaining to Congregationalism,... |
| 4 | English | congregation | The act of congregating or collecting together; A... |
| 5 | Middle English | congregacioun | The gathering of people, or a crowd |
| 6 | Old French | congregacion | congregation; gathering; assembly of people |
| 7 | Latin | congregātiō | association, society |
| 8 | Latin | congregō | to gather into a flock |
| 9 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 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 |