Where does “Konversation” come from?
Konversation (German) comes from French conversation, from Latin conversātiō, from Latin conversor, 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,...
Konversation (German): conversation
Definitions
- conversation
Ancestry of “Konversation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | conversation | conversation |
| 2 | Latin | conversātiō | way of life, conduct or behavior |
| 3 | Latin | conversor | first-person singular present passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 5 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 6 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
Words derived from “Konversation”
- conversation
- conversational
- conversationalist
- conversationally
- convo
- conversationist
- midconversation
- conversate
- protoconversation
- nonconversational
- unconversational
- conversationless
- conversationalization
- nonconversation
- metaconversation
- conversationality
- subconversation
- Konversationsmaxime
- conversationism
- cyberconversation
- nonversation
- textversation
- teleconversation
- conversation