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Where does “confronter” come from?

confronter (English) comes from English confront, from Middle French confronter, from Latin confronto, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

confronter (English): Someone who or something which confronts

Definitions

  1. Someone who or something which confronts

Ancestry of “confronter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconfrontTo stand or meet facing, especially in...
2Middle Frenchconfronter—
3Latinconfronto—
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,...
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