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Where does “conjugality” come from?

conjugality (English) comes from English conjugal, from Middle French conjugal, from Latin coniugalis, from Latin coniugō, from Latin coniunx, from Latin coniūngō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

conjugality (English): The condition of being conjugal; The conjugal...

Definitions

  1. The condition of being conjugal; The conjugal...

Ancestry of “conjugality”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconjugalOf or relating to marriage, or the relationship...
2Middle Frenchconjugal—
3Latinconiugalisconjugal
4Latinconiugō—
5Latinconiunxspouse, married partner, i.e. husband or wife
6Latinconiūngō—
7Latincōn-—
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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