Where does “nonconfessional” come from?
nonconfessional (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,...
nonconfessional (English): Not confessional
Definitions
- Not confessional
Ancestry of “nonconfessional”, step by step
nonconfessional 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,... |