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Where does “confesser” come from?

confesser (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French confesser, from Latin cōnfessus, from Latin cōnfiteor, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

confesser (Anglo-Norman): to confess; to promise; to swear

Definitions

  1. to confess; to promise; to swear

Ancestry of “confesser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchconfesserto confess; to promise; to swear
2Latincōnfessus—
3Latincōnfiteor—
4Latincōn-—
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “confesser”

  • confess
  • fess
  • confesseth
  • unconfessable
  • confessest
  • fesswise
  • confessable
  • reconfess
  • confessive
  • confessen
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