comprador

The story

1. Latin · derived fromcomparō“to buy”
2. Late Latin · derived fromcomparator
3. Portuguese · borrowed fromcomprador“buyer”
4. English todaycomprador

From Portuguese comprador (“buyer”), from Late Latin comparator, from Latin comparō (“to buy”), from con- (“with”) + paro (“to furnish”). In Far East, originally applied to native servants in European households, later to native managers in European businesses.