confederation的词源

英文词源

confederation (n.)

early 15c., "act of confederating," from Middle French confédération, from Old French confederacion (14c.), from Late Latin confoederationem (nominative confoederatio), noun of action from confoederare (see confederate). Meaning "states or persons united by a league" is from 1620s.

中文词源

confederation：结盟；同盟，联邦  

词根词缀： con-加强意义 + -feder-联盟,联合 + -ation名词词尾

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