Etymology

convenient

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Today it means: Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient. Full definition →

Middle English convenient ← Latin conveniēns
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  1. Latin · derived fromconveniēns“fit, suitable, convenient”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromconvenient
  3. English todayconvenient

From Middle English convenient, from Latin conveniēns (“fit, suitable, convenient”), present participle of conveniō, convinīre (“to come together, suit”); see convene and compare covenant.

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