Where does “conflictiveness” come from?

conflictiveness (English) comes from English conflictive, from English conflict, from Latin cōnflictus, from Latin confligere, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

conflictiveness (English): The quality of being conflictive

Definitions

  1. The quality of being conflictive

Ancestry of “conflictiveness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconflictiveCausing conflict
2EnglishconflictA clash or disagreement, often violent, between...
3Latincōnflictusclashed, collided
4Latinconfligeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5Latincom-allomorph of con-
6Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
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
13Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
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,...
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