Etymology

congeniality

con·ge·ni·al·i·ty
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Today it means: The quality of being congenial; the state of being agreeable or of having similar tastes. Full definition →

English congenial ← Middle French génia ← Latin geniālis
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The story

  1. Old Frenchcon-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  4. Proto-Italic*kom
  5. Proto-Italic*kom-
  6. Latincon-
  7. Middle Englishcon-
  8. Englishcon-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  10. Latingenius
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Latingeniālis
  14. Middle Frenchgénia
  15. Englishgenial
  16. Englishcongenial
  17. English todaycongeniality

From congenial + -ity.

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