English word conflict comes from Latin con-, Latin fligere, Latin confligo, and later Latin conflictus (Collision, clash. Impact.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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con- | Latin (lat) | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects. Used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, and thus gives intensity to the signification of the simple word. |
fligere | Latin (lat) | |
confligo | Latin (lat) | I argue or disagree. I clash or collide. I contend, combat, engage. |
com- | Latin (lat) | |
confligere | Latin (lat) | |
conflictus | Latin (lat) | Collision, clash. Impact. |
conflict | English (en) | (intransitive, with ‘with’) To be at odds (with); to disagree or be incompatible. (intransitive, with ‘with’) To overlap (with), as in a schedule. A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two opposing groups or individuals.. An incompatibility, as of two things that cannot be simultaneously fulfilled. |