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Where does “cominitio” come from?

cominitio (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

cominitio (Vulgar Latin): I commence; I consecrate

Definitions

  1. I commence; I consecrate

Ancestry of “cominitio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincom-allomorph of con-
2Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
3Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
4Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
5Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankitt—
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “cominitio”

  • commencement
  • commence
  • commencer
  • commenceth
  • commencest
  • comienzo
  • comenzar
  • ricominciare
  • incominciare
  • ricominciamento
  • rincominciare
  • cominciamento
  • cominciare
  • recommencer
  • commence
  • commencer
  • recommence
  • commencement
  • recomeçar
  • começar
  • començar
  • començament
  • recomençar
  • komenciĝi
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