Where does “wanna contraction” come from?
wanna contraction (English) comes from English contraction, from Middle English contraccioun, from Old French contraction, from Latin contractio, from Latin contrahō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
wanna contraction (English): A style of contraction (such as into wanna, or into gonna) that may or may not be possible depending on the sense of to
Definitions
- A style of contraction (such as into wanna, or into gonna) that may or may not be possible depending on the sense of to
Ancestry of “wanna contraction”, step by step
wanna contraction traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English contraction
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | contraction | A reversible reduction in size; A period of... |
| 2 | Middle English | contraccioun | contraction |
| 3 | Old French | contraction | — |
| 4 | Latin | contractio | a contraction, drawing together; abridgment,... |
| 5 | Latin | contrahō | to draw in, bring or drag several objects together; collect, assemble, gather, amass |
| 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,... |
via English wanna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wanna | Represents a contracted pronunciation of |