Latin
competēns
‘meeting, agreeing’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin competēns.
5 English words in this record descend from Latin competēns, most familiar first.
- competent
- incompetent ← incompetentem ← incompetēns
- competence ← competentia
- incompetence ← incompétent ← incompetens
- competency ← competentia
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Etymograph / Latin competēns