Etymology of the French word conflit
the French word
conflitderived 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 conflit in French dates from the 12th century.
Cognates
Dutch
conflict, English
conflict, German
Konflikt, Italian
conflitto, Latin
conflictus, Lithuanian
konfliktas, Norwegian
konflikt, Polish
konflikt, Russian
конфликт, Swedish
konflikt
