Etymology

construal

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Today it means: The act of construing: interpreting, portraying, or both. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English construe
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The story

  1. Englishconstrue
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. English todayconstrual

From construe + -al.

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