Etymology of the English word convent
the English word
conventderived from the Old French word
coventderived from the Medieval Latin word
conventus (agreement, covenant; coming together; convent, monastery; religious community; gathering, meeting; assembly)
derived from the Late Latin word
convenire (be appropriate to, fit, be correctly shaped; it agrees, came together, is agreed; meet, assemble; go to meet; resort to; sue, prosecute)
derived from the Latin word
venire (to come; go for sale, be sold , be disposed of for)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷā-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 convent in English dates from the 13th century.
Cognates
Catalan
couvert, Dutch
convent, French
couvent, German
Konvent, Icelandic
konventa, Italian
convento, Norwegian
konvent, Spanish
convento, Swedish
konventUsage
Word found in Modern English
