Etymology

confection

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Today it means: A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake. Full definition →

Middle English confescioun ← Old French confeccion ← Latin cōnfectiōnem
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  1. Latin · derived fromcōnfectiōnem
  2. Old French · derived fromconfeccion
  3. Middle English · inherited fromconfescioun
  4. English todayconfection

From Middle English confescioun, borrowed from Old French confeccion (French confection), borrowed from Latin cōnfectiōnem, from cōnfectus, past participle of cōnficiō (“prepare”), from con- (“with”) + faciō (“to make, do”). By surface analysis, confect + -ion. Originally "the making by means of ingredients"; sense of "candy or light pastry" predominant since 1500s.

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