concern
Meaningto sift together; to bear on
Common meaning: to relate to
Other meanings: worry
- conwith, together; thoroughly
- cernto sift; to distinguishLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 318 · scan
‘with, together’ + ‘to sift’ → concern
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin cernō ‘to sift; to distinguish’.
Did you know (Latin concernere meant…): our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry CONCERN, p. 127 · dictionary scan
Did you know (Latin cernere, "to…): our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry cernō, p. 318 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry DISCREET, p. 169 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry SECRET, p. 537 · dictionary scan
Roots
- cernō, crēvī, crētum Latin “to sift; to distinguish”
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