contea

Italian (Fiorentino)

noun

Definitions

(historical) county territory of a count or countess
earldom

Etymology

Derived from Old French conté derived from Latin comitātus (jurisdiction of a count, company of soldiers).

Origin

Latin

comitātus

Gloss

jurisdiction of a count, company of soldiers

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

comitātus Latin
condado Spanish, Castilian
conté Old French
counté Old French
comtat Catalan, Valencian
conmité Norman
comté Middle French
conté Middle French
condado Old Portuguese
comtat Occitan
counté xno