Where does “conversationality” come from?
conversationality (English) comes from English conversational, from English conversation, from Middle English conversacioun, from French conversation, from Latin conversātiō, from Latin conversor, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
conversationality (English): The quality of being conversational
Definitions
- The quality of being conversational
Ancestry of “conversationality”, step by step
conversationality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English conversational
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | conversational | of, relating to, or in the style of a... |
| 2 | English | conversation | Expression and exchange of individual ideas... |
| 3 | Middle English | conversacioun | — |
| 4 | French | conversation | conversation |
| 5 | Latin | conversātiō | way of life, conduct or behavior |
| 6 | Latin | conversor | first-person singular present passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |