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Where does “conversational” come from?

Conversational derives from English conversation, from French conversation, from Latin conversatio meaning "living together" or "association," ultimately from Latin converto meaning "to turn together."

conversational (English): of, relating to, or in the style of a...

Definitions

  1. of, relating to, or in the style of a...

Ancestry of “conversational”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconversationExpression and exchange of individual ideas...
2Middle Englishconversacioun—
3Frenchconversationconversation
4Latinconversātiō—
5Latinconversorfirst-person singular present passive indicative...
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “conversational”

  • conversationalist
  • conversationally
  • nonconversational
  • unconversational
  • conversationalization
  • conversationality
  • subconversational
  • conversationalize
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