Where does “convenient” come from?

Convenient comes from Middle English convenient, from Latin conveniens, the present participle of convenire, meaning to come together or be suitable, formed from the prefix con- meaning with or together.

convenient (English): Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible...

Definitions

  1. Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible...

Ancestry of “convenient”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishconvenient
2Latinconveniēnsconvening, meeting

Words derived from “convenient

Every word from Latin conveniēnsEvery word from Middle English convenient
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