English word comparison comes from Latin paro (I prepare, arrange. I provide, furnish. I resolve, purpose.), Latin comparo (I compare, match, place together, couple.), Latin cum (Although. Because. When With.), Latin compar
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| paro | Latin (lat) | I prepare, arrange. I provide, furnish. I resolve, purpose. |
| comparo | Latin (lat) | I compare, match, place together, couple. |
| cum | Latin (lat) | Although. Because. When With. |
| compar | Latin (lat) | Fellow, partner, equal (person). Spouse Equal. Similar, comparable. |
| comparo | Latin (lat) | I arrange, appoint, ordain, establish. I prepare something with zeal, care, make ready, set in order, furnish, provide. I procure, get, purchase, obtain, prepare, make, collect. |
| comparare | Latin (lat) | |
| comparatus | Latin (lat) | |
| comparationem | Latin (lat) | |
| comparison | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | Comparison (instance of comparing two or more things). |
| comparison | English (eng) | (grammar) The ability of adjectives and adverbs to form three degrees, as in hot, hotter, hottest.. (phrenology) The faculty of the reflective group which is supposed to perceive resemblances and contrasts.. (rhetoric) A simile.. An evaluation of the similarities and differences of one or more things relative to some other or each-other.. That to which, or with which, a thing is compared, as [...] |