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Where does “conversationalist” come from?

Conversationalist derives from English conversation, from French conversation, from Latin conversor (one who converses), from Latin converto (to turn together), from Proto-Indo-European -idyé-.

conversationalist (English): A person who participates in a conversation; A...

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  1. A person who participates in a conversation; A...

Ancestry of “conversationalist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishconversationalof, relating to, or in the style of a...
2EnglishconversationExpression and exchange of individual ideas...
3Middle Englishconversacioun—
4Frenchconversationconversation
5Latinconversātiō—
6Latinconversorfirst-person singular present passive indicative...
7Latincōn-—
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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