Etymology of the French word comte
the French word
comtederived from the Latin word
comes (companion; Count, Earl; official; comrade, companion, associate)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ei-Date
The earliest known usage of comte in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
comtal,
comtesse,
comtéDerivations in other languages
Romanian
conteCognates
Catalan
compte, Italian
conte, Spanish
conde
