Etymology

confeder

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Today it means: To confederate. Full definition →

Middle English confederen ← Old French confederer ← Late Latin confoederō
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromconfoederō
  2. Old French · derived fromconfederer
  3. Middle English · inherited fromconfederen“to confederate; to organize a conspiracy”
  4. English todayconfeder

Inherited from Middle English confederen (“to confederate; to organize a conspiracy”), borrowed from Old French confederer or directly from Late Latin confoederō. Doublet of confederate.

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