Where does “configuration” come from?
configuration (Middle French) comes from Latin configuratio, from Latin cōnfigūrō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Ancestry of “configuration”, step by step
configuration traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin configuratio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | configuratio | configuration |
| 2 | Latin | cōnfigūrō | to mould, shape or fashion accordingly |
| 3 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 4 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 5 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Late Latin cōnfigūrātiō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | cōnfigūrātiō | — |
Words derived from “configuration”
- configuration
- reconfiguration
- configurational
- autoconfiguration
- misconfiguration
- configurationally
- preconfiguration
- multiconfiguration
- multiconfigurational
- subconfiguration
- deconfiguration
- configurationism
- isoconfigurational
- configuration
- configurationnel
- configuratie
- configurationist
- microconfiguration
- nanoconfiguration
- konfiguracja
- configurationality
- nonconfigurational
- reconfigurationism
- konfigurasi