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Where does “kontentiga” come from?

kontentiga (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto kontentiĝi, from Esperanto kontenta, from Italian contento, from Italian contentare, from Late Latin contentare, from Latin contento, from Latin contentus, from Latin contineo — resin, gum; to say, speak.

kontentiga (Esperanto): satisfying

Definitions

  1. satisfying

Ancestry of “kontentiga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokontentiĝito content oneself, be contented, be satisfied
2Esperantokontentasatisfied, pleased, content
3Italiancontentosatisfied, pleased; content, happy; That which is...
4ItaliancontentareTo please or satisfy; alternative form of...
5Late Latincontentare—
6Latincontentodative masculine singular of contentus; dative...
7Latincontentusstretched, strained, tense, tight, on the...
8LatincontineoI hold or keep together/close, surround, contain;...
9Latincōn-—
10Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
11Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
12Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
14Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
15Middle Englishkyt—
16Germankitt—
17Old High Germankuti—
18Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
19Proto-Germanickweduzresin
20Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

Words derived from “kontentiga”

  • malkontentiga
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