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Where does “contactus” come from?

contactus (Latin) comes from Latin contingō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

contactus (Latin): touched on all sides, having been touched on all...

Definitions

  1. touched on all sides, having been touched on all...

Ancestry of “contactus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “contactus”

  • contact
  • contacting
  • contactor
  • noncontact
  • precontact
  • contactless
  • microcontact
  • contactable
  • recontact
  • noncontacting
  • intercontact
  • contactee
  • contactin
  • anticontact
  • nanocontact
  • uncontactable
  • overcontact
  • contactual
  • semicontact
  • paleocontact
  • noncontactable
  • non-contact
  • paracontact
  • contacto
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