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Where does “conformen” come from?

conformen (Middle English) comes from Latin conformo, 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,...

Definitions

Ancestry of “conformen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinconformoI form, fashion or shape; I outline or describe
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 “conformen”

  • conform
  • conformist
  • conformal
  • nonconformist
  • conformer
  • conformality
  • conformally
  • conformability
  • unconformability
  • superconformal
  • nonconformal
  • anticonformist
  • quasiconformal
  • nonconform
  • nonconformer
  • thermoconformer
  • overconform
  • conformistic
  • osmoconformer
  • unconformist
  • conformistically
  • underconform
  • coconform
  • preconform
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