Where does “conventual” come from?
Conventual comes from Latin conventualis, derived from Latin conventus (an assembly or gathering), which comes from Latin convenio (to come together), formed from the prefix con- and the root com (together).
conventual (English): Pertaining to a convent or convent life;...
Definitions
- Pertaining to a convent or convent life;...
Ancestry of “conventual”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | conventualis | — |
| 2 | Latin | conventus | convened, assembled, having been convened;... |
| 3 | Latin | conveniō | to convene, assemble, gather, meet or come together |
| 4 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 5 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 6 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |