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Where does “disconfirmation” come from?

disconfirmation (English) comes from English confirmation, from Middle English confirmacioun, from Old French confirmacion, from Latin cōnfirmātiō, from Latin cōnfirmō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

disconfirmation (English): Introduction of evidence which conclusively...

Definitions

  1. Introduction of evidence which conclusively...

Ancestry of “disconfirmation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconfirmationAn official indicator that things will happen as...
2Middle Englishconfirmacioun—
3Old Frenchconfirmacion—
4Latincōnfirmātiō—
5Latincōnfirmō—
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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