Where does “contornare” come from?
contornare (Vulgar Latin) comes 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, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Ancestry of “contornare”, step by step
contornare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin cum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 2 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 6 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 7 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 8 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Latin tornare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | tornare | inflection of tornō: ## present active... |
| 2 | Latin | torno | I turn; I round off, make round |
| 3 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |