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Where does “convent” come from?

Convent comes from Middle English convent, from Old French covent, from Latin conventus, meaning an assembly or gathering, derived from the prefix con- meaning together.

convent (English): A religious community whose members live under...

Definitions

  1. A religious community whose members live under...

Ancestry of “convent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishconvent—
2Old Frenchcoventconvent
3Latinconventusconvened, assembled, having been convened;...
4Latinconveniō—
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,...
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