Where does “microcontribution” come from?
microcontribution (English) comes from English contribution, from Middle English contribucioun, from Old French contribution, from Latin contributionem, from Latin contribuere, from Latin contribuo, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — resin.
microcontribution (English): A very small contribution
Definitions
- A very small contribution
Ancestry of “microcontribution”, step by step
microcontribution traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English contribution
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | contribution | Something given or offered that adds to a larger... |
| 2 | Middle English | contribucioun | — |
| 3 | Old French | contribution | — |
| 4 | Latin | contributionem | accusative singular of contribūtiō |
| 5 | Latin | contribuere | inflection of contribuō: ## third-person plural... |
| 6 | Latin | contribuo | I put together, combine, join in one, unite; I... |
| 7 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 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 |