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Etymology of the English word comprador

the English word comprador
derived from the Portuguese word comprador
derived from the Portuguese word comprado
derived from the Portuguese word comprar
derived from the Latin word comparare (place together, match, couple; prepare; provide; compose; set up, establish, institute)
derived from the Latin word parare (prepare; furnish, supply)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *perə-
using the Latin prefix con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix com-
derived from the Latin word cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Latin word compar (equal, equal to; like; fellow, partner, equal; sentence containing clauses of roughly same number of syllables)
derived from the Latin word par (balanced, level; S:even; corresponding in degree, proportionate, commensurate; equal in power, prestige, importance; equal, counterpart; companion; equal; a match for; of equal size; mate, spouse, partner; measuring up, adequate, matching; pair, set of two; conjugal pair)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *perə-
derived from the Portuguese word or

Date

The earliest known usage of comprador in English dates from the 17th century.

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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