English
confitent
Confitent comes from Latin confitens ‘confessing, acknowledging’, 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‘acknowledge, own (up to)’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnfiteor‘confess, acknowledge’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconfitens‘confessing, acknowledging’
- Englishtodayconfitent
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‘acknowledge, own (up to)’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnfiteor‘confess, acknowledge’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconfitens‘confessing, acknowledging’
- Englishtodayconfitent
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to shine, glow light’
phone, focus, famous, fuel, phase, favor, ban, ben, fancy, fantasy, fame, photographer, favourite, emphasis, fate, fatal, bee, fairy, fabulous, abandon, phenomenon, beck, infant, symphony, phantom, eff, fab, beacon, fay, bane, boon, prophetic, epiphany, fable, foyer, banish, buoy, nefarious, banal, fantasia, 122 more
through Latin fateor ‘acknowledge, own (up to)’
professor, profession, profess, confessional, confessor, 3 more
through Latin cōnfiteor ‘confess, acknowledge’
Today it means
noun A person who confesses; a confessor or penitent
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- / confitent