Where does “конгрес” come from?
конгрес (Ukrainian) comes from English congress, from Latin congressum, from Latin congredior, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
конгрес (Ukrainian): congress
Definitions
- congress
Ancestry of “конгрес”, step by step
конгрес traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English congress
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | congress | A coming together of two or more people; a... |
| 2 | Latin | congressum | nominative neuter singular of congressus;... |
| 3 | Latin | congredior | I go, come or meet with someone, approach; visit,... |
| 4 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 5 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 6 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via French congrès
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | congrès | congress |
| 2 | Latin | congressus | approached, visited, accosted; fought; meeting,... |
| 3 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via German Kongress
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kongress | congress, Congress; conference, convention |