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Where does “covenant” come from?

Covenant comes from Middle English covenaunt, from Old French covenant, from Latin conveniens, the present participle of convenire meaning "to come together," formed from the prefix con- meaning "together."

covenant (English): An agreement to do or not do a particular thing;...

Definitions

  1. An agreement to do or not do a particular thing;...

Ancestry of “covenant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcovenaunt—
2Old Frenchcovenantpresent participle of covenir; covenant
3Latinconveniēns—

Words derived from “covenant”

  • covenantal
  • covenanting
  • Covenanter
  • covenantor
  • covenantee
  • covenanter
  • covenanteth
  • discovenant
  • bicovenantal
  • noncovenanter
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