English
confessio
Confessio comes from Latin cōnfessiō ‘a confession, acknowledgment’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to shine, glow light’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeh₂-‘to shine, glow light’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fatēōr‘to confess’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfateor‘to confess, admit’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnfiteor‘to confess, to acknowledge’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnfessiō‘a confession, acknowledgment’
- Englishtodayconfessio
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeh₂-‘to shine, glow light’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fatēōr‘to confess’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfateor‘to confess, admit’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnfiteor‘to confess, to acknowledge’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnfessiō‘a confession, acknowledgment’
- Englishtodayconfessio
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to shine, glow light’
phone, focus, famous, fuel, ben, phase, favor, favourite, ban, fantasy, fate, fancy, fame, photographer, fatal, bee, fairy, fabulous, emphasis, phenomenon, abandon, infant, phantom, beck, symphony, eff, fab, beacon, fay, bane, boon, prophetic, epiphany, fable, foyer, banish, buoy, bene, banal, nefarious, 126 more
through Latin fateor ‘to confess, admit’
Today it means
noun A confession; a defense of one's faith, or a confession of guilt.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- / confessio