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Where does “konturlos” come from?

konturlos (German) comes from German Kontur, from French contour, from French contourner, from Vulgar Latin contornare, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

konturlos (German): shapeless; faceless

Definitions

  1. shapeless; faceless

Ancestry of “konturlos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKonturoutline; contour
2Frenchcontourcontour
3Frenchcontournerto circumvent, to bypass, to skirt around; to...
4Vulgar Latincontornare—
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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