Where does “contusion” come from?
Contusion comes from French contusion, from Latin contusionem, the accusative form of contusio, derived from contusus, the past participle of contundere, meaning to bruise or beat together.
contusion (English): A wound, such as a bruise, in which the skin is...
Definitions
- A wound, such as a bruise, in which the skin is...
Ancestry of “contusion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | contusion | — |
| 2 | Latin | contusionem | accusative singular of contūsiō |
| 3 | Latin | contusus | subdued; beaten to a pulp |
| 4 | Latin | contundō | — |
| 5 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 6 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 7 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | — |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
Words derived from “contusion”