partner
The companion is an old name for a partner , partner or co-owner of a business or a trading company . The original use in company law was also transferred to other areas. This term has been used in this sense since the 17th century. In the 16th century it simply meant journeyman and breadmate.
etymology
Borrowed from the French compagnon for journeyman and comrade , the word originally derives from the late Latin companio (French: copain ) for companion . Companio is derived from the Latin verb compaginare (to join together, to unite ) or noun compages ( connection ).
Bread is called pain in French and panis in Latin . An etymological reference to bread is considered unlikely by Kluge. The prefixes co-, com and kum- contain the meaning of mit- translated into German, such as z. B. in member . The terms kumpan or kumpel , Kompan and company are related . In French, the German meaning of Kompagnon Associé (Sozius).
literature
- Herbert Wiedemann: Company law: a textbook of corporate and association law , Verlag Beck, 1976, ISBN 3-406-02249-9 .
