Etymology

deconflict

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Today it means: To change the flight path of a craft or weapon to reduce the chance of an accidental collision or conflict with other obstacles, the terrain or weather. Full definition →

English conflict ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishconflict
  8. English todaydeconflict

From de- + conflict.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.