Where does “confection” come from?
Confection comes from Middle English confescioun, from Old French confeccion, from Latin confectio, the noun form of conficere meaning "to make or prepare," derived from com- "together" and facio "to make."
confection (English): A food item prepared very sweet, frequently...
Definitions
- A food item prepared very sweet, frequently...
Ancestry of “confection”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | confescioun | — |
| 2 | Old French | confeccion | — |
| 3 | Latin | cōnfectiō | making, preparing, producing, arranging, composing, completing |
| 4 | Latin | cōnfectus | prepared, accomplished, executed, having been accomplished |
| 5 | Latin | cōnficiō | to prepare, accomplish, complete, execute; settle, close a bargain; traverse |
| 6 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 7 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 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,... |