Where does “stfcon” come from?

stfcon (English) comes from English convention, from Middle French convention, from Latin conventiō, from Latin conveniō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

stfcon (English): convention of science fiction fans

Definitions

  1. convention of science fiction fans

Ancestry of “stfcon”, step by step

stfcon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English convention

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconventionA meeting or gathering; A formal deliberative...
2Middle Frenchconvention
3Latinconventiōmeeting of people
4Latinconveniōto convene, assemble, gather, meet or come together
5Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
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
12Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
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,...

via English stf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstfAbbreviation of scientifiction
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-