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Where does “contouritic” come from?

contouritic (English) comes from English contourite, from English contour, from French contour, from French contourner, from Vulgar Latin contornare, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

contouritic (English): Relating to contourites

Definitions

  1. Relating to contourites

Ancestry of “contouritic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcontouriteA sedimentary deposit produced by...
2EnglishcontourAn outline, boundary or border, usually of curved...
3Frenchcontourcontour
4Frenchcontournerto circumvent, to bypass, to skirt around; to...
5Vulgar Latincontornare—
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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