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comes.

Count, Earl (England); official, magnate; occupant of any state office; comrade, companion, associate, partner; soldier/devotee/follower of another;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkɔ.mɛs]Classical-Latin[ˈkɔː.mes]
  1. a companion, comrade, partner, associate

    declension-3 · feminine · masculine
  2. an attendant, a servant

    declension-3 · feminine · masculine
  3. a count, an earl

    Medieval-Latin · declension-3 · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-h₁its Proto-Italic *-its Latin -es Latin comes From com- (“together”) + -es (“-faring”). Compare typologically English associate (via Latin, <<~ (ad- +) Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”)), Russian после́дователь (poslédovatelʹ) (akin to сле́довать (slédovatʹ)), спу́тник (spútnik) (akin to путь (putʹ)), сосе́д (soséd) (akin to сиде́ть (sidétʹ)).

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