Where does “confectionery” come from?
Confectionery derives from Middle English confescioun, Old French confeccion, and Latin conficere, meaning to prepare or make together, from com- and facere.
confectionery (English): Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a...
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- Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a...
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