LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst/second-declension participle

cōnfectus

cōnfectus (feminine cōnfecta, neuter cōnfectum)
Classical[kõːˈfɛk.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[koɱˈfɛk.tus]

Meaning

  1. participleprepared, accomplished, executed, having been accomplished
  2. participleproduced, caused, brought about, having been caused
  3. participlefinished, completed, having been finished
  4. participlebrought together, collected, having been collected
  5. participlecelebrated, having been celebrated
  6. participleshown, demonstrated, having been shown
  7. participlediminished, lessened, afflicted; worn out, exhausted
    Aetāte cōnfectusWorn out by the year (an old man)c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico 7.28
  8. participlekilled, having been killed

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

res confecta est
the question is settled, finished.

confectus, a, um, Part., from conficio.

Origins

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

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 Latin confectus Perfect passive participle of cōnficiō (“to prepare, bring about, finish, perform; to lessen, afflict”).

Descendants
  • Catalanconfit
  • Frenchconfitfrom Old French confit
  • Englishconfitfrom Old French confit
  • Englishcomfitfrom Old French confit
  • Italianconfetto
  • Englishconfettofrom Italian confetto
  • Englishconfettifrom Italian confetto
  • Portugueseconfetefrom Italian confetto
  • Portugueseconfeito
  • Spanishcohecho

In English words that came into English from cōnfectus

  • confectionconfectio
  • confectcōnfectus

Quick answers

What does cōnfectus mean in Latin?
cōnfectus, a verb, means “prepared, accomplished, executed, having been accomplished; produced, caused, brought about, having been caused; finished, completed, having been finished”.
What are the principal parts of cōnfectus?
cōnfectus, cōnfecta, cōnfectum (first/second-declension participle).
How do you pronounce cōnfectus?
In classical Latin, [kõːˈfɛk.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [koɱˈfɛk.tus].
Where does cōnfectus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin cōnfectus.