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Where does “contribution” come from?

Contribution comes from Middle English contribucioun, from Old French contribution, from Latin contributionem, the accusative form of contributio, derived from Latin contribuere, meaning to bring together, composed of the prefix con- and the verb ferre, meaning to carry.

contribution (English): Something given or offered that adds to a larger...

Definitions

  1. Something given or offered that adds to a larger...

Ancestry of “contribution”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcontribucioun—
2Old Frenchcontribution—
3Latincontributionemaccusative singular of contribūtiō
4Latincontribuereinflection of contribuō: ## third-person plural...
5LatincontribuoI put together, combine, join in one, unite; I...
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

Words derived from “contribution”

  • recontribution
  • noncontribution
  • overcontribution
  • contributional
  • kontribusen
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