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Spanish word cuenta comes from Latin puto, Latin con-, Latin com, and later Latin computo (I calculate, compute, reckon together.)
puto (Latin)
(figuratively) I arrange, settle. (figuratively) I judge, suspect, suppose. (figuratively) I ponder, consider, think about. (figuratively) I value, esteem, deem, regard, consider. I clean, cleanse. I trim, prune, lop.
con- (Latin)
Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects. Used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, and thus gives intensity to the signification of the simple word.
com (Latin)
com- (Latin)
computo (Latin)
I calculate, compute, reckon together.
contar (Spanish)
To be (a certain number of years of age). To count; to tally. To have available. To rely on. To tell (a story); narrate.
cuenta (Spanish)
(banking) account. (computing) account. (mathematics) operation. (sports) count (in boxing). Bead (small spherical object). Bill. Report. Required or desired amount/number. Score (rivalry).