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Where does “conformity” come from?

Conformity comes from Middle French conformité, meaning agreement or harmony in form or character.

conformity (English): The state of things being similar or identical; A...

Definitions

  1. The state of things being similar or identical; A...

Ancestry of “conformity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchconformité—
2Latinconformitassimilarity, likeness; conformity; agreement
3Latincōnfōrmis—
4Latincōn-—
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “conformity”

  • nonconformity
  • unconformity
  • disconformity
  • anticonformity
  • preconformity
  • oxyconformity
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