LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

cōnfectiō

cōnfectiō f (genitive cōnfectiōnis)
Classical[kõːˈfɛk.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[koɱˈfɛk.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. making, preparing, producing, arranging, composing, completing
  2. that which is made etc.; confection

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecōnfectiōcōnfectiōnēs
genitivecōnfectiōniscōnfectiōnum
dativecōnfectiōnīcōnfectiōnibus
accusativecōnfectiōnemcōnfectiōnēs
ablativecōnfectiōnecōnfectiōnibus
vocativecōnfectiōcōnfectiōnēs

confectĭo, ōnis, f. conficio (several times in Cic.; elsewh. rare).
I. A making, preparing, producing, arranging, composing, completing: hujus libri, Cic. Sen. 1, 2; cf. annalium, id. de Or. 2, 12, 52: materiae, id. Div. 1, 51, 116 dub. (B. and K. consectio, v. Orell. N. cr.): olei, Pall. Nov. 5; cf. Veg. 6, 10, 2: belli, Cic. Phil. 14, 1, 1: memoriae, id. Part. Or. 7, 26: tributi, i. e. an exaction, id. Fl. 9, 20: testamenti, Cod. Just. 6, 23, 27. —*
B. Concr., that which is prepared, made, Pall. Oct. 17, 2.—
II. A diminishing, destroying: escarum, a chewing, masticating, Cic. N. D. 2, 54, 134: valetudinis, a weakening, impairing, id. Hortens. Fragm. ap. Non. p. 269, 22.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincōnfectiō

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Latin cōnficiō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin cōnfectiō From cōnficiō + -tiō.

Learned borrowings
  • Catalanconfecció
  • Englishconfection
  • Frenchconfection
  • Italianconfezione
  • Portugueseconfecção
  • Romanianconfecție
  • Spanishconfección
Inherited forms
  • Portugueseconfeiçãofrom Old Galician-Portuguese confeyçon
  • Galicianconfeizónfrom Old Galician-Portuguese confeyçon
Ancient borrowings
  • Cornishkyfeythfrom Proto-Brythonic *kufėθ
  • Welshcyffaithfrom Proto-Brythonic *kufėθ

In English words that came into English from cōnfectiō

  • confectioncōnfectiō
  • confectionarycōnfectiōnārius

Quick answers

What does cōnfectiō mean in Latin?
cōnfectiō, a noun, means “making, preparing, producing, arranging, composing, completing; that which is made etc.; confection”.
What is the genitive of cōnfectiō?
The genitive singular is cōnfectiōnis. cōnfectiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce cōnfectiō?
In classical Latin, [kõːˈfɛk.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [koɱˈfɛk.t͡si.o].
Where does cōnfectiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin cōnfectiō.