conditional
/kənˈdɪʃənəl/kuhn-DIH-shuh-nuhl
/kənˈdɪʃənəl/kuhn-DIH-shuh-nuhl
Meaningdepending on a condition
Common meaning: true or allowed only if something else happens
- conwith, together; thoroughlySkeat, Concise Etymological Dictionary (1911), p. 105 · scan
- ditionto say, speakLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 570 · scan
- aladjective ending: relating to
‘with, together’ + ‘to say, speak’ → conditional
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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: Formed in English from condition + -al.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), CONDITION, p.128 · scan
Roots
- conditionem Latin “an agreement”
- dīcō, dīxī, dictum Latin “to say, speak”
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