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Where does “conflicto” come from?

conflicto (Latin) comes from Latin confligō, 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,...

conflicto (Latin): I assail, harass, distress or torment; I buffet

Definitions

  1. I assail, harass, distress or torment; I buffet

Ancestry of “conflicto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinconfligō—
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 “conflicto”

  • conflictatus
  • conflictans
  • conflictaturus
  • conflictandus
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