Where does “conferralist” come from?
conferralist (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.
conferralist (English): An advocate of conferralism
Definitions
- An advocate of conferralism
Ancestry of “conferralist”, 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 |