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Where does “kontenta” come from?

kontenta (Esperanto) comes from Italian contento, from Italian contentare, from Late Latin contentare, from Latin contento, from Latin contentus, from Latin contineo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

kontenta (Esperanto): satisfied, pleased, content

Definitions

  1. satisfied, pleased, content

Ancestry of “kontenta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancontentosatisfied, pleased; content, happy; That which is...
2ItaliancontentareTo please or satisfy; alternative form of...
3Late Latincontentare—
4Latincontentodative masculine singular of contentus; dative...
5Latincontentusstretched, strained, tense, tight, on the...
6LatincontineoI hold or keep together/close, surround, contain;...
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,...

Words derived from “kontenta”

  • malkontente
  • kontentigi
  • kontentiĝi
  • kontentiga
  • malkontentiga
  • memkontenta
  • nekontenta
  • kontentigo
  • malkontentigo
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