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Where does “contentus” come from?

contentus (Latin) comes from Latin contineo, 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,...

contentus (Latin): stretched, strained, tense, tight, on the...

Definitions

  1. stretched, strained, tense, tight, on the...

Ancestry of “contentus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincontineoI hold or keep together/close, surround, contain;...
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 “contentus”

  • content
  • discontent
  • malcontent
  • contentful
  • contentless
  • contently
  • contentual
  • noncontent
  • contenteth
  • contentually
  • microcontent
  • miscontent
  • contentwise
  • contentable
  • discontentful
  • discontenteth
  • malcontently
  • e-content
  • immunocontent
  • decontent
  • discontentive
  • geocontent
  • contente
  • contento
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