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Where does “malkontente” come from?

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

malkontente (Esperanto): discontentedly

Definitions

  1. discontentedly

Ancestry of “malkontente”, step by step

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