Etymology of the English word conference
the English word
conferencederived from the Medieval Latin word
conferentia (conference, meeting, gathering)
derived from the Latin word
conferensderived from the Latin word
conferre (bring together, carry, convey; discuss, debate, confer)
derived from the Latin word
ferre (to carry; to bear; bring, bear; tell)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bher-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 conference in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
conferencing,
teleconferenceCognates
Dutch
conferentie, French
conférence, German
Konferenz, Italian
conferenza, Lithuanian
konferencija, Norwegian
konferanse, Polish
konferencja, Russian
конфepeнция, Swedish
konferensUsage
Word found in Modern English
