Etymology

federation

fed·e·ra·tion
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Today it means: An act of joining together into a single political entity. Full definition →

French fédération ← Late Latin foederatio ← Latin foederare
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  1. Latin · derived fromfoederare
  2. Late Latin · derived fromfoederatio
  3. French · borrowed fromfédération
  4. English todayfederation

Borrowed from French fédération, from Late Latin foederatio, from Latin foederare; equivalent to federate + -ion.

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