Etymology

comportment

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Today it means: The manner in which one behaves or conducts oneself. Full definition →

Middle French comportement
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  1. Middle French · borrowed fromcomportement
  2. English todaycomportment

From Late Middle French comportement. By surface analysis, comport + -ment.

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