myEtymology.com: English etymology of comforting

Etymology of the English word comforting

the English word comforting

derived from the English word comfort

derived from the Old French word confort

derived from the Old French word conforter

derived from the Latin word confortare (strengthen very much)

using the Latin prefix con- (together)

derived from the Latin prefix com-

derived from the Latin word cum (with)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kom (near, with, together)

derived from the Latin word fortis (strong, powerful, mighty)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhergh-

using the English suffix -ing

Word found in Modern English