Etymology

incongruity

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Today it means: The state of being incongruous, or lacking congruence. Full definition →

Middle French incongruité ← Medieval Latin incongruitās ← Latin incongruus
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  1. Latin · derived fromincongruus
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromincongruitās
  3. Middle French · borrowed fromincongruité
  4. English todayincongruity

From Middle French incongruité, from Medieval Latin incongruitās, from Latin incongruus.

Words from the same roots

Latinincongruus all →

incongruous

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