Where does “conclusion” come from?
Conclusion comes from Old French conclusion, from Latin conclusio (a closing or shutting up), derived from concludo (to shut up together), formed from the prefix con- (together) and the root cum/com (with).
conclusion (English): The end, finish, close or last part of something;...
Definitions
- The end, finish, close or last part of something;...
Ancestry of “conclusion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | conclusion | — |
| 2 | Latin | conclusio | blockade, siege; conclusion |
| 3 | Latin | conclūdō | — |
| 4 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 5 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 6 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | — |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
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