confection

Etymology

Came into English via Middle English confescioun, borrowed from Old French confeccion (French confection), borrowed from Latin cōnfectiōnem, from cōnfectus, the past participle of cōnficiō ("prepare"), from con- ("with") plus faciō ("to make, do"). Taken apart at surface level, it is confect plus -ion. It originally meant "the making by means of ingredients"; the sense "candy or light pastry" has been the leading one since the 1500s.