confer
/kənˈfɜː/kuhn-FUR
/kənˈfɝ/kuhn-FUR
Meaningto bring together
Common meaning: to discuss together
Other meanings: to grant
- conwith, together; thoroughlySkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 128 · scan
- ferto bear, bringLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 737 · scan
‘with, together’ + ‘to bear, bring’ → confer
Journey through time
- con — Latin com- “with, together; thoroughly” (path traced)
- fer — Latin ferō, tulī, lātum “to bear, bring” (path traced)
Parts join in Latin as conferre.
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin conferre, which Skeat analyses as com- ‘with, together; thoroughly’ + ferre ‘to bear, bring’.
Roots
- conferre Latin “to bring together”
- ferō, tulī, lātum Latin “to bear, bring”
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