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Where does “contextus” come from?

contextus (Latin) comes from Latin contexo, 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,...

contextus (Latin): weaving; joining; connection, coherence

Definitions

  1. weaving; joining; connection, coherence

Ancestry of “contextus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincontexoI weave, entwine or braid; I interweave, unite or...
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 “contextus”

  • context
  • contextual
  • contextually
  • contextualize
  • contextualization
  • contextualism
  • contextualist
  • recontextualization
  • contextuality
  • recontextualize
  • decontextualize
  • acontextual
  • contextless
  • noncontextual
  • contextualistic
  • subcontext
  • macrocontext
  • microcontext
  • metacontext
  • acontextually
  • macrocontextual
  • microcontextual
  • contextualizer
  • decontextualizable
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