Where does “microcontusion” come from?
microcontusion (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,...
microcontusion (English): A very small contusion (typically, in the brain)
Definitions
- A very small contusion (typically, in the brain)
Ancestry of “microcontusion”, step by step
microcontusion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English contusion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | contusion | A wound, such as a bruise, in which the skin is... |
| 2 | Middle French | contusion | — |
| 3 | Latin | contusionem | accusative singular of contūsiō |
| 4 | Latin | contusus | subdued; beaten to a pulp |
| 5 | Latin | contundō | to beat or pound to a pulp |
| 6 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |