Etymograph

English

Kobane

Kobane comes from Northern Kurdish Kobanê, from German Kompanie ‘military company’, and ultimately from Latin cum.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcum
  2. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEcompāniō‘comrade’
  3. Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*compania‘crew, entourage’reconstructed
  4. Old Frenchc. 842–1400compain
  5. Old French, derivedc. 842–1400compaignie
  6. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form‘company’
  7. Frenchc. 1600–presentcompagnie‘company’
  8. Germanc. 1650–presentKompanie‘military company’
  9. Northern KurdishmodernKobanê
  10. EnglishtodayKobane

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcum
  2. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEcompāniō‘comrade’
  3. Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*compania‘crew, entourage’reconstructed
  4. Old Frenchc. 842–1400compain
  5. Old French, derivedc. 842–1400compaignie
  6. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form‘company’
  7. Frenchc. 1600–presentcompagnie‘company’
  8. Germanc. 1650–presentKompanie‘military company’
  9. Northern KurdishmodernKobanê
  10. EnglishtodayKobane

Linked words

through Latin cum

cum, cue, 1 more

through Late Latin compāniō ‘comrade’

company, accompaniment, 2 more

Today it means

name A city in Kurdistan of Syria.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin cum / Kobane

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