Etymology of the Latin word conventus
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)
Derivations in Latin
conventiculum,
conventio,
conventualisDerivations in other languages
French
covent, French
couvent, Italian
convento, Portuguese
convento, Romanian
convent, Spanish
conventoUsage
Word found in Medieval Latin
