Where does “discontinuee” come from?
discontinuee (English) comes from English discontinue, from Old French descontinuer, from Medieval Latin discontinuo, from Latin continuo, from Latin continuus, from Latin contineo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.
discontinuee (English): One whose possession of an estate is broken off,...
Definitions
- One whose possession of an estate is broken off,...
Ancestry of “discontinuee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | discontinue | To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end... |
| 2 | Old French | descontinuer | to separate |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | discontinuo | I disunite; I discontinue |
| 4 | Latin | continuo | I join, connect, unite; I extend, prolong,... |
| 5 | Latin | continuus | continuous, uninterrupted, successive; straight,... |
| 6 | Latin | contineo | I hold or keep together/close, surround, contain;... |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | — |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |