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Where does “confesser” come from?

confesser (Old French) comes from Latin cōnfessus, from Latin cōnfiteor, 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,...

confesser (Old French): to confess; to promise; to swear

Definitions

  1. to confess; to promise; to swear

Ancestry of “confesser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincōnfessus—
2Latincōnfiteor—
3Latincōn-—
4Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
5Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
6Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “confesser”

  • confess
  • fess
  • confesseth
  • unconfessable
  • confessest
  • fesswise
  • confessable
  • reconfess
  • confessive
  • confessen
  • confêsser
  • confesser
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