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Where does “condition” come from?

Condition comes from Middle English condicioun, from Old French condicion, from Latin condicio, derived from the verb condico meaning to agree or arrange together.

condition (English): A logical clause or phrase that a conditional...

Definitions

  1. A logical clause or phrase that a conditional...

Ancestry of “condition”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcondiciouncondition
2Old Frenchcondicioncondition; social rank
3Latincondiciō—
4Latincondīcō—
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 “condition”

  • conditioning
  • precondition
  • conditioner
  • postcondition
  • preconditioner
  • counterconditioning
  • recondition
  • conditionability
  • postconditioning
  • decondition
  • preconditional
  • subcondition
  • conditionable
  • countercondition
  • reconditioner
  • metacondition
  • unconditionable
  • reconditionable
  • malcondition
  • conditionly
  • macrocondition
  • kondiĉo
  • كنديشن
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