English
confiture
Confiture comes from French confiture ‘jam (UK), jelly (US)’, from Latin cōnfectus ‘prepared, accomplished, executed, having been…’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁k-1reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁kyéti1reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*θakjō1reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fakjō1‘to make’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaciō1‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnficiō1‘to prepare, accomplish, complete, execute’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnfectus1‘prepared, accomplished, executed, having been accomplished’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentconfit1
- Frenchc. 1600–presentconfiture1‘jam (UK), jelly (US)’
- Englishtodayconfiture1
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, English confiture
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁k-Wiktionary, English confiturereconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁kyétiWiktionary, English confiturereconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*θakjōWiktionary, English confiturereconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fakjōWiktionary, English confiture‘to make’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaciōWiktionary, English confiture‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnficiōWiktionary, English confiture‘to prepare, accomplish, complete, execute’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnfectusWiktionary, English confiture‘prepared, accomplished, executed, having been accomplished’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentconfitWiktionary, English confiture
- Frenchc. 1600–presentconfitureWiktionary, English confiture‘jam (UK), jelly (US)’
- EnglishtodayconfitureWiktionary, English confiture
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *θakjō
effectively, effectiveness, ineffective, affectionate, imperfection, putrefaction, 62 more
through Proto-Italic *fakjō ‘to make’
effective, factor, difficulty, interface, perfection, affection, faction, manufacture, imperfect, facet, affective, defection, defector, effector, deface, affectation, 68 more
through Latin faciō ‘to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect’
face, fact, perfect, effect, difficult, affect, facility, profit, faculty, feature, affair, efficient, sacrifice, facial, infection, feat, facilitate, deficit, defect, fetish, efficacy, superficial, facade, deficient, infect, counterfeit, facsimile, hacienda, maleficent, beautify, facies, efficacious, parfait, aficionado, difficile, refectory, beneficent, 84 more
through Latin cōnficiō ‘to prepare, accomplish, complete, execute’
through Latin cōnfectus ‘prepared, accomplished, executed, having been…’
Today it means
noun a preserve or jelly/jam of candied fruit
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “confiture”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- / confiture