Etymology

condition

con·dit·ion
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Today it means: A state or quality. Full definition →

Middle English condicioun ← Old French condicion ← Latin condicio
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  1. Latin · derived fromcondicio
  2. Old French · derived fromcondicion
  3. Middle English · derived fromcondicioun
  4. English todaycondition

From Middle English condicioun, from Old French condicion (French condition), from Latin condicio. An unetymological change in spelling due to a confusion with conditio. Displaced native Old English hād (“state, condition”).

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