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Where does “confundere” come from?

confundere (Latin) comes from Latin confundo, from Latin con-, 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,...

confundere (Latin): second-person singular future passive indicative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative...

Ancestry of “confundere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinconfundoI pour, mingle or mix together; stir up; I...
2Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
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 “confundere”

  • confound
  • confounder
  • consarn
  • confoundeth
  • confoundest
  • confoundment
  • unconfound
  • confoundable
  • confundir
  • confondere
  • inconfondibile
  • confondibile
  • confondibilmente
  • confusamente
  • confuso
  • inconfondibilmente
  • confondre
  • confundir
  • confondre
  • confounden
  • confondre
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