Where does “conjunctural” come from?
conjunctural (English) comes from French conjoncturel, from French -el, from Old French -el, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
conjunctural (English): Relating to, or caused by conjunctures
Definitions
- Relating to, or caused by conjunctures
Ancestry of “conjunctural”, step by step
conjunctural traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French conjoncturel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | conjoncturel | cyclical, temporary, short-term |
| 2 | French | -el | To make an adjectival form of a noun; -al |
| 3 | Old French | -el | Suffix that usually denotes a masculine noun |
| 4 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 5 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English AL
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | AL | Initialism of assembly language; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Dutch | al | all, all of; already; yet |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | al | all, all of; completely; even though, no matter... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | āl | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | all | all |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | allaz | all |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English conjuncture
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | conjuncture | A combination of events or circumstances; a... |
| 2 | French | conjoncture | circumstances, situation |
| 3 | Old French | conjointure | — |
| 4 | English | conjoint | joined together; combined; joint |
| 5 | Old French | conjoint | — |