Etymology of the English word configuration
the English word
configurationderived from the Late Latin word
configuratio (configuration; similar formation)
derived from the Latin word
configuratus (made like; fashioned; conformable)
derived from the Latin word
configurare (mold, shape; form from)
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
figurare (form, fashion, shape)
derived from the Latin word
figura (shape, form, figure)
derived from the Latin word
fingere (adapt, transform into; modify; make up; pretend; mold, form, shape)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dheigh-Date
The earliest known usage of configuration in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
configurationism,
configureUsage
Word found in Modern English
