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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |
| 5 | Latin | confessio | a confession, acknowledgment; creed or avowal of... |
| 6 | Latin | cōnfiteor | — |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 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 | — |
| 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,... |