myEtymology.com: English etymology of coven

Etymology of the English word coven

the English word coven

derived from the Old French word covent

derived 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)

derived from the Old French word covin

Date

The earliest known usage of coven in English dates from the 16th century.

Usage

Word found in Modern English