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Where does “contractured” come from?

contractured (English) comes from English contracture, from French contracture, from Latin contractura, from Latin contrahere, from Latin contraho, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — resin, gum; to say, speak.

contractured (English): deformed by contracture

Definitions

  1. deformed by contracture

Ancestry of “contractured”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcontractureAn abnormal, sometimes permanent, contraction of...
2Frenchcontracture—
3Latincontracturanominative feminine singular of contractūrus;...
4Latincontraheresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5LatincontrahoI draw, bring or drag several objects together;...
6Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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