Where does “discontinuer” come from?
discontinuer (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.
discontinuer (English): One who discontinues, or breaks off or away from;...
Definitions
- One who discontinues, or breaks off or away from;...
Ancestry of “discontinuer”, step by step
discontinuer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English discontinue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 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 | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 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 |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |