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Where does “incontestibly” come from?

incontestibly (English) comes from English incontestible, from English contestible, from English contest, from French contester, from Old French contester, from Latin contestor, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

incontestibly (English): Alternative form of incontestably

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of incontestably

Ancestry of “incontestibly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishincontestibleAlternative spelling of incontestable
2EnglishcontestibleAlternative spelling of contestable
3EnglishcontestControversy; debate; Struggle for superiority;...
4Frenchcontesterto contest; to challenge; to dispute
5Old Frenchcontesterto contest; to dispute; to attest
6LatincontestorI call to witness
7Latincōn-—
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
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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