Etymology

confectionary

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Today it means: Relating to, or of the nature of confections or their production. Full definition →

Late Latin cōnfectiōnārius ← Latin cōnfectiō
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromcōnfectiō“preparing, producing”
  2. Late Latin · derived fromcōnfectiōnārius“one who prepares things by means of ingredients”
  3. English todayconfectionary

From Late Latin cōnfectiōnārius (“one who prepares things by means of ingredients”), from Latin cōnfectiō (“preparing, producing”). See confection. By surface analysis, confection + -ary.

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