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Where does “conversationalize” come from?

conversationalize (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,...

conversationalize (English): To make conversational; to phrase in an informal,...

Definitions

  1. To make conversational; to phrase in an informal,...

Ancestry of “conversationalize”, 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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