Etymology

confront

con·front
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Today it means: To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with. Full definition →

Middle French confronter ← Medieval Latin cōnfrontāre
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The story

  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromcōnfrontāre
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromconfronter
  3. English todayconfront

From Middle French confronter, borrowed from Medieval Latin cōnfrontāre, from con- + frontem (“front, forehead”).

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