Where does “hemicontusion” come from?

hemicontusion (English) comes from English contusion, from Middle French contusion, from Latin contusionem, from Latin contusus, from Latin contundō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

hemicontusion (English): unilateral contusion

Definitions

  1. unilateral contusion

Ancestry of “hemicontusion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcontusionA wound, such as a bruise, in which the skin is...
2Middle Frenchcontusion
3Latincontusionemaccusative singular of contūsiō
4Latincontusussubdued; beaten to a pulp
5Latincontundōto beat or pound to a pulp
6Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt
13Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
14Old High Germankuti
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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