Where does “conferencegoer” come from?

conferencegoer (English) comes from English Conference, from Middle French conférence, from Latin conferens, from Latin cōnferō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

conferencegoer (English): A person who is attending a conference

Definitions

  1. A person who is attending a conference

Ancestry of “conferencegoer”, step by step

conferencegoer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Conference

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishConferenceA cultivar of pear
2Middle Frenchconférence
3Latinconferensgathering (together), uniting, joining
4Latincōnferōto bring or collect together, gather; unite, join, connect
5Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
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
12Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
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,...

via English goer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgoerOne who, or that which, goes; Anything,...
2English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
3Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
4Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
5Latin-ārefirst conjugation
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Latin cōn-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-
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