Etymology

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Today it means: The power or act which directs or impels to effort of any kind, whether muscular or psychical. Full definition →

Latin cōnātiō
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The story

  1. Latincōnor
  2. Latincōnātiō
  3. English todayconation

Learned borrowing from Latin cōnātiō (“an act of attempting”).

Words from the same roots

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