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Where does “conditioning” come from?

Conditioning derives from condition, from Middle English condicioun, Old French condicion, and Latin condicio, ultimately from Latin condico meaning "to agree upon," formed from con- and the root of dicere "to speak."

conditioning (English): The process of modifying a person or animal's...

Definitions

  1. The process of modifying a person or animal's...

Ancestry of “conditioning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconditionA logical clause or phrase that a conditional...
2Middle Englishcondiciouncondition
3Old Frenchcondicioncondition; social rank
4Latincondiciō—
5Latincondīcō—
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “conditioning”

  • counterconditioning
  • postconditioning
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