Where does “constitution” come from?

constitution (French) comes from Old French constitucion, from Latin cōnstitūtiō, from Latin cōnstituō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

constitution (French): constitution formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions; legal document describing such a formal system

Definitions

  1. constitution formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions; legal document describing such a formal system

Ancestry of “constitution”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchconstitucionconstitution
2Latincōnstitūtiōa constitution, disposition, nature, character
3Latincōnstituōto place, put, locate, lay
4Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “constitution”

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