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Where does “protoconversation” come from?

protoconversation (English) comes from English conversation, from Middle English conversacioun, from French conversation, from Latin conversātiō, from Latin conversor, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

protoconversation (English): An interaction between an adult and baby, that...

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  1. An interaction between an adult and baby, that...

Ancestry of “protoconversation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconversationExpression and exchange of individual ideas...
2Middle Englishconversacioun—
3Frenchconversationconversation
4Latinconversātiō—
5Latinconversorfirst-person singular present passive indicative...
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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