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Where does “constituency” come from?

Constituency comes from Latin constituens, the present participle of constituō, meaning to set up or establish, formed from the prefix com- meaning together.

constituency (English): A district represented by one or more elected...

Definitions

  1. A district represented by one or more elected...

Ancestry of “constituency”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishconstituentbeing a part, or component of a whole; authorized...
2Latinconstituenssetting up, establishing; deciding, resolving to...
3Latincōnstituō—
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 “constituency”

  • subconstituency
  • nonconstituency
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