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Where does “contaminatio” come from?

contaminatio (Latin) comes from Latin contāminō, 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,...

contaminatio (Latin): contamination, pollution; defilement

Definitions

  1. contamination, pollution; defilement

Ancestry of “contaminatio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincontāminō—
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 “contaminatio”

  • anticontaminación
  • contaminación
  • anticontaminazione
  • contaminazione
  • décontamination
  • contamination
  • Kontamination
  • Grundwasserkontamination
  • anticontaminação
  • contaminação
  • contaminación
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