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Where does “familiarity” come from?

Familiarity comes from Middle French familiarité, derived from Latin familiaritatem, meaning the quality of being familiar or intimate.

familiarity (English): The state of being extremely friendly; intimacy;...

Definitions

  1. The state of being extremely friendly; intimacy;...

Ancestry of “familiarity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchfamiliaritéfamiliarity
2Latinfamiliaritatemaccusative singular of familiāritās

Words derived from “familiarity”

  • unfamiliarity
  • overfamiliarity
  • nonfamiliarity
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