Etymology of the English word conflict
the English word
conflictderived from the Vulgar Latin word
conflictus (clash, collision; impact)
derived from the Latin word
confligere (clash, collide; contend)
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 Old Latin word
fligere (beat or dash down)
Date
The earliest known usage of conflict in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
conflicted,
conflictingCognates
Dutch
conflict, French
conflit, German
Konflikt, Italian
conflitto, Latin
conflictus, Lithuanian
konfliktas, Norwegian
konflikt, Polish
konflikt, Russian
конфликт, Swedish
konfliktUsage
Word found in Modern English
