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Where does “conveyancing” come from?

Conveyancing derives from Middle English conveyance, formed from Old English convey plus the Old English suffix -ing, which developed from Proto-Germanic -ungō, originally denoting the act or process of an action.

conveyancing (English): The drawing of deeds etc. concerning transfer of...

Definitions

  1. The drawing of deeds etc. concerning transfer of...

Ancestry of “conveyancing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconveyanceAn act or instance of conveying; A means of...
2EnglishconveyTo move from one place to another; To take or...
3Old Frenchconveierto escort
4Vulgar Latinconvio—
5Latincōn-—
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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