conversant
/kənˈvɜːsənt/kuhn-VUR-suhnt
/kənˈvɝsənt/kuhn-VUR-suhnt
Meaningfamiliar through dealing with
Common meaning: knowing a lot about something
- conwith, together; thoroughlySkeat, Concise Etymological Dictionary (1911), p. 110 · scan
- versto turnLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1977 · scan
- antadjective ending: being
‘with, together’ + ‘to turn’ → conversant
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 converse + -ant.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), CONVERSE, p.133 · scan
Roots
- conversari Latin “to dwell with”
- vertō, vertī, versum Latin “to turn”
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