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Etymology of the English word conclusion

the English word conclusion
derived from the Old French word conclusion
derived from the Latin word conclusio (rounded arrangement of sentence; peroration, logical conclusion; state of siege; enclosing; fastening in position)
derived from the Latin word conclusus (restricted, closed, confined; shutting up; confining)
derived from the Latin word concludere (conclude, finish; define; shut up, confine; contain)
using 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 claudere (close, shut, block up; limp, stumble, falter)

Date

The earliest known usage of conclusion in English dates from the 14th century.

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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