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Where does “contributional” come from?

contributional (English) comes from English contribution, from Middle English contribucioun, from Old French contribution, from Latin contributionem, from Latin contribuere, from Latin contribuo, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — resin.

contributional (English): Pertaining to, or furnishing, a contribution

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to, or furnishing, a contribution

Ancestry of “contributional”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcontributionSomething given or offered that adds to a larger...
2Middle Englishcontribucioun—
3Old Frenchcontribution—
4Latincontributionemaccusative singular of contribūtiō
5Latincontribuereinflection of contribuō: ## third-person plural...
6LatincontribuoI put together, combine, join in one, unite; I...
7Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
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