Where does “covendom” come from?
covendom (English) comes from English coven, from Middle English covent, from Old French covent, from Latin conventus, from Latin conveniō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
covendom (English): The area served by a covenstead and inhabited by...
Definitions
- The area served by a covenstead and inhabited by...
Ancestry of “covendom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | coven | A formal group or assembly of witches; A family,... |
| 2 | Middle English | covent | — |
| 3 | Old French | covent | convent |
| 4 | Latin | conventus | convened, assembled, having been convened;... |
| 5 | Latin | conveniō | — |
| 6 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | — |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |