Where does “congregacioun” come from?

congregacioun (Middle English) comes from Old French congregacion, from Latin congregātiō, from Latin congregō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

congregacioun (Middle English): The gathering of people, or a crowd

Definitions

  1. The gathering of people, or a crowd

Ancestry of “congregacioun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcongregacioncongregation; gathering; assembly of people
2Latincongregātiōassociation, society
3Latincongregōto gather into a flock
4Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “congregacioun”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Latin cōn- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →