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Where does “conflictual” come from?

Conflictual derives from conflict, which comes from Latin conflictus, the past participle of confligere, meaning to strike together, formed from the prefix com- and fligere, to strike.

conflictual (English): Characterized by conflict

Definitions

  1. Characterized by conflict

Ancestry of “conflictual”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconflictA clash or disagreement, often violent, between...
2Latincōnflictus—
3Latinconfligeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Latincom-allomorph of con-
5Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “conflictual”

  • nonconflictual
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