Where does “conditionality” come from?
Conditionality comes from English conditional plus the suffix -ity, derived from French -ité, from Latin -itas, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -it-.
conditionality (English): A state of being subject to conditions; A...
Definitions
- A state of being subject to conditions; A...
Ancestry of “conditionality”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | conditional | A conditional sentence; a statement that depends... |
| 2 | French | conditionnel | conditional, depending on conditions;... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | conditionalis | conditional |
| 4 | Latin | conditiō | a making, creating |
| 5 | Latin | condio | I season, spice, make savory; I embalm; I... |
| 6 | Latin | condō | to put together |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 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 | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 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 |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |