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
- Something given or offered that adds to a larger...
Ancestry of “contribution”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | contribucioun | — |
| 2 | Old French | contribution | — |
| 3 | Latin | contributionem | accusative singular of contribūtiō |
| 4 | Latin | contribuere | inflection of contribuō: ## third-person plural... |
| 5 | Latin | contribuo | I put together, combine, join in one, unite; I... |
| 6 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |