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Where does “metaconflict” come from?

metaconflict (English) comes from English conflict, from Latin cōnflictus, from Latin confligere, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

metaconflict (English): Conflict over whether or how to engage in a...

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  1. Conflict over whether or how to engage in a...

Ancestry of “metaconflict”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconflictA clash or disagreement, often violent, between...
2Latincōnflictus—
3Latinconfligeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Latincom-allomorph of con-
5Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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