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Where does “condemning” come from?

Condemning comes from Middle English condempnen, from Old French condamner, from Latin condemno meaning to sentence or judge against, formed from the prefix con- meaning together or against.

condemning (English): present participle of condemn; condemnation

Definitions

  1. present participle of condemn; condemnation

Ancestry of “condemning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcondemnTo strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate...
2Middle Englishcondempnen—
3Old Frenchcondamnerto condemn
4Latincondemnō—
5Latincōn-—
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “condemning”

  • condemningly
  • noncondemning
  • uncondemning
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