Etymology of the English word condition
the English word
conditionderived from the French word
conditionderived from the Vulgar Latin word
conditio (agreement, contract; terms; creating, making; thing made; marriage; spouse; relation of lover; seasoning, flavoring, spicing)
derived from the Classical Latin word
condicio (agreement, contract; terms; marriage; spouse, bride)
derived from the Latin word
condicere (agree , declare, promise; claim redress, restitution; make actions for damages)
derived from the Latin word
dicere (to say, to speak; name, call; appoint; say, declare, state; talk, speak; make speech)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deik- (to show, to pronounce solemnly; to throw)
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)
Date
The earliest known usage of condition in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
conditioner,
conditioning,
decondition,
precondition,
recondition,
conditionedCognates
Dutch
conditie, French
condition, German
Kondition, Italian
condizione, Latin
conditio, Norwegian
kondisjon, Spanish
condicion, Swedish
konditionUsage
Word found in Modern English
