Digging Up the Latin Roots of 14 Abbreviations : cf.
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WEBThe abbreviation cf. comes from Latin confer, the imperative (i.e., the grammatical form expressing a command) of conferre, meaning "compare." English writers borrowed confer in the general sense of "compare" in the 16th century, but that sense fell into disuse by the end of the 18th century.
DA: 8 PA: 38 MOZ Rank: 49
