Etymology of the Latin word competere
the Late Latin word
competere (be sound, capable, applicable; meet; happen at same time, coincide)
derived from the Classical Latin word
petere (to seek; attack; aim at; desire)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pet-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)
Derivations in Latin
competens,
competitor,
competitioDerivations in other languages
English
compete, English
competitive, English
competitor, Italian
competere, Portuguese
competir, Spanish
competir, Spanish
competerUsage
Word found in Late Latin
