Where does “interconfessional” come from?
interconfessional (English) comes from English confessional, from English confession, from Middle English confessioun, from Old French confession, from Latin confessio, from Latin cōnfiteor, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
interconfessional (English): Taking place between religious organisations that...
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- Taking place between religious organisations that...
Ancestry of “interconfessional”, step by step
interconfessional traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English confessional
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | confessional | In the manner or style of a confession;... |
| 2 | English | confession | The open admittance of having done something; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | confessioun | confession |
| 4 | Old French | confession | confession (the disclosure of one's sins to a clergyman for absolution) |
| 5 | Latin | confessio | a confession, acknowledgment; creed or avowal of... |
| 6 | Latin | cōnfiteor | to confess, admit |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English inter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 2 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 3 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |