Where does “conferralism” come from?
conferralism (English) comes from English conferral, from English confer, from English conferre, from Middle French conférer, from Old French conferer, from Latin cōnferō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.
conferralism (English): A philosophy in which attributes are conferred on...
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- A philosophy in which attributes are conferred on...
Ancestry of “conferralism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | conferral | The act of conferring something; conferment |
| 2 | English | confer | To grant as a possession; to bestow; To talk... |
| 3 | English | conferre | — |
| 4 | Middle French | conférer | — |
| 5 | Old French | conferer | — |
| 6 | Latin | cōnferō | — |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 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 | — |
| 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 |