English
recond
Recond comes from Latin recondō ‘to put back, to reestablish’, from condō ‘to build, to form’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm ‘beside, near, by, with’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱóm‘beside, near, by, with’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kom‘with, along, at’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*kom-‘together’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcondō‘to build, to form’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErecondō‘to put back, to reestablish’
- Englishearliest quotation 1608recond
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱóm‘beside, near, by, with’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kom‘with, along, at’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*kom-‘together’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcondō‘to build, to form’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErecondō‘to put back, to reestablish’
- Englishearliest quotation 1608recond
Earliest quotation: 1608, English Martyrology, John Wilson: “St Ethelwold, King of the same Prouince and Martyr:…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱe ‘Deictic particle, here’
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm ‘beside, near, by, with’
among, gain, comply, likeness, hind, kata, limbed, 30 more
through Proto-Italic *kom ‘with, along, at’
cum, consideration, cue, 13 more
through Proto-Italic *kom- ‘together’
consider, competition, conference, counter, consistent, concrete, commodity, con, compulsory, compel, contra, concierge, connotation, condescend, 14 more
through Latin condō ‘to build, to form’
Today it means
verb To put away; to set apart.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm / recond