Etymology

affirmation

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Today it means: That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true. Full definition →

Old French afermacion ← Latin affirmare
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromaffirmare“to assert”
  2. Old French · derived fromafermacion
  3. English todayaffirmation

From Old French afermacion, from Latin affirmare (“to assert”). Doublet of affirmatio.

Words from the same roots

Latinaffirmare all →

affirm

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