Etymology of the French word confrontation
the French word
confrontationderived from the Medieval Latin word
confrontatioderived from the Medieval Latin word
confrontare (confront)
derived from the Latin word
frons (frontis, forehead, brow; foliage, leaves, leafy branch; forehead, brow; face)
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
frontusDate
The earliest known usage of confrontation in French dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in other languages
Romanian
confruntaţieCognates
Dutch
confrontatie, English
confrontation, German
Konfrontation, Norwegian
konfrontasjon, Provençal
confrontatio, Spanish
confrontacion, Swedish
konfrontation
