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Where does “contagiosus” come from?

contagiosus (Late Latin) comes from Latin contagio — contact, touch; intercourse; influence.

contagiosus (Late Latin): contagious, infectious

Definitions

  1. contagious, infectious

Ancestry of “contagiosus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincontagiocontact, touch; intercourse; influence

Words derived from “contagiosus”

  • contagious
  • contagiousness
  • contagiously
  • noncontagious
  • uncontagious
  • noncontagiousness
  • anticontagious
  • contagioso
  • contagioso
  • contagiosità
  • contagiosamente
  • anticontagioso
  • contagioso
  • contagieus
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