Where does “air conditioning” come from?
air conditioning (English) comes from English conditioning, from English condition, from Middle English condicioun, from Old French condicion, from Latin condiciō, from Latin condīcō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.
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Ancestry of “air conditioning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | conditioning | The process of modifying a person or animal's... |
| 2 | English | condition | A logical clause or phrase that a conditional... |
| 3 | Middle English | condicioun | condition |
| 4 | Old French | condicion | condition; social rank |
| 5 | Latin | condiciō | — |
| 6 | Latin | condīcō | — |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | — |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
Words derived from “air conditioning”