myEtymology.com: English etymology of concomitant

Etymology of the English word concomitant

the English word concomitant

derived from the Late Latin word concomitans

derived from the Late Latin word concomitari (attend, accompany, escort)

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 comes (companion; Count, Earl; official; comrade, companion, associate)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ei-

derived from the Latin word comitus

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

Word found in Modern English