Where does “confederate” come from?

confederate (Italian) comes from Italian confederato, from Italian confederare, from Latin cōnfoederāre.

confederate (Italian): feminine plural of confederato; plural of...

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of confederato; plural of...

Ancestry of “confederate”, step by step

confederate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian confederato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianconfederatopast participle of confederare; confederate,...
2Italianconfederareto confederate
3Latincōnfoederāre—

via Italian confederata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianconfederatafeminine singular of confederato; female...
Every word from Latin cōnfoederāre →Every word from Italian confederare →Every word from Italian confederato →