Etymology of the English word confect
the English word
confectderived from the Latin word
confectus (with her litter)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
conficere (compose; amass, collect; finish off; kill, dispatch; make, construct; prepare)
derived from the Latin word
facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhē-Date
The earliest known usage of confect in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
confected,
confectingUsage
Word found in Modern English
