Where does “malcontently” come from?
malcontently (English) comes from English malcontent, from Middle French malcontent, from Middle French content, from Old French content, from Latin contentus, from Latin contineo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.
malcontently (English): In a malcontent manner
Ancestry of “malcontently”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | malcontent | Dissatisfied with current conditions;... |
| 2 | Middle French | malcontent | unhappy |
| 3 | Middle French | content | happy; satisfied; content |
| 4 | Old French | content | — |
| 5 | Latin | contentus | stretched, strained, tense, tight, on the... |
| 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 |