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Where does “confessional” come from?

Confessional derives from English confession, which blends English aldehyde from German Aldehyd, tracing back through Latin -alis, -tio, con-, cum, and com.

confessional (English): In the manner or style of a confession;...

Definitions

  1. In the manner or style of a confession;...

Ancestry of “confessional”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconfessionThe open admittance of having done something; A...
2Middle Englishconfessiounconfession
3Old Frenchconfessionconfession
4Latinconfessioa confession, acknowledgment; creed or avowal of...
5Latincōnfiteor—
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “confessional”

  • confessionalization
  • confessionalism
  • confessionally
  • interconfessional
  • multiconfessional
  • nonconfessional
  • confessionalist
  • deconfessionalization
  • confessionalize
  • anticonfessional
  • semiconfessional
  • deconfessionalize
  • confessionalise
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