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Where does “confessionalize” come from?

confessionalize (English) comes from English confessional, from English confession, from Middle English confessioun, from Old French confession, from Latin confessio, from Latin cōnfiteor, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

confessionalize (English): To fix religious beliefs into set categories of...

Definitions

  1. To fix religious beliefs into set categories of...

Ancestry of “confessionalize”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconfessionalIn the manner or style of a confession;...
2EnglishconfessionThe open admittance of having done something; A...
3Middle Englishconfessiounconfession
4Old Frenchconfessionconfession
5Latinconfessioa confession, acknowledgment; creed or avowal of...
6Latincōnfiteor—
7Latincōn-—
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “confessionalize”

  • confessionalization
  • deconfessionalization
  • deconfessionalize
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