Where does “Konferenzzimmer” come from?
Konferenzzimmer (German) comes from German Konferenz, from English Conference, from Middle French conférence, from Latin conferens, from Latin cōnferō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Konferenzzimmer (German): conference room
Definitions
- conference room
Ancestry of “Konferenzzimmer”, step by step
Konferenzzimmer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Konferenz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Konferenz | conference |
| 2 | English | Conference | A cultivar of pear |
| 3 | Middle French | conférence | — |
| 4 | Latin | conferens | gathering (together), uniting, joining |
| 5 | Latin | cōnferō | to bring or collect together, gather; unite, join, connect |
| 6 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |