convencional

/kombenθjoˈnal/ · B2 · adj

conventional

📏 con + venir = 'come together' → what everyone agreed on → conventional

Convencional comes from Latin convenire, 'to come together, agree'. A convention is what people have gathered and agreed on, so convencional means following the agreed, usual way. Same root as English convention and convene.

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