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Where does “confessio” come from?

confessio (Latin) comes from Latin cōnfiteor, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

confessio (Latin): a confession, acknowledgment; creed or avowal of...

Definitions

  1. a confession, acknowledgment; creed or avowal of...

Ancestry of “confessio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincōnfiteor—
2Latincōn-—
3Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
4Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
5Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankitt—
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “confessio”

  • confession
  • confessional
  • confessionalization
  • confessionalism
  • confessionally
  • interconfessional
  • multiconfessional
  • nonconfessional
  • confessionalist
  • deconfessionalization
  • confessionalize
  • anticonfessional
  • nonconfession
  • semiconfessional
  • confessionless
  • deconfessionalize
  • anticonfession
  • confessio
  • confessionalise
  • confessionalità
  • confessionalmente
  • multiconfessionale
  • confessionale
  • aconfessionale
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