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Etymology of the English word company

the English word company
derived from the Old French word compaignie
derived from the Old French word compain
derived from the Latin root *compania
derived from the Latin word cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Late Latin word panis (bread; loaf)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pa-
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pā-
derived from the Latin word companio
derived from the Anglo-Norman word compainie

Date

The earliest known usage of company in English dates from the 13th century.

Derivations in English

subcompany, companied, companying

Cognates

Catalan companyia, Dutch compagnie, French compagnie, German Kompanie, Icelandic kompáni, Italian compagnia, Lithuanian kompanija, Norwegian kompani, Polish kompania, Portuguese companha, Provençal companha, Russian компaния, Spanish compañía, Spanish compañia, Swedish kompani

Usage

Word found in Modern English


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