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Where does “congruence” come from?

Congruence comes from Middle English congruence, from Latin congruentia, formed with the Latin suffix -ia (from Ancient Greek -ία) added to the Latin root con- (from cum, meaning "with").

congruence (English): The quality of agreeing or corresponding; being...

Definitions

  1. The quality of agreeing or corresponding; being...

Ancestry of “congruence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcongruence—
2Latincongruentiaagreement, harmony, congruity, symmetry
3Latincongruēns—
4Latincongruō—
5Latincōn-—
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 “congruence”

  • incongruence
  • noncongruence
  • precongruence
  • supercongruence
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