Where does “con” come from?
con (English) comes from English cond, from Middle English conduen, from French conduire, from Old French conduire, from Latin condūcere, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
con (English): To study or examine carefully, especially in...
Definitions
- To study or examine carefully, especially in...
Ancestry of “con”, step by step
con traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English cond
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cond | Clipping of conditional; Obsolete spelling of con |
| 2 | Middle English | conduen | — |
| 3 | French | conduire | to drive; to lead, to conduct; to behave, to... |
| 4 | Old French | conduire | to steer; to guide; to lead |
| 5 | Latin | condūcere | — |
| 6 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |