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Where does “contributio” come from?

contributio (Latin) comes from Latin contribuere, from Latin contribuo, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

contributio (Latin): payment, contribution; distribution

Definitions

  1. payment, contribution; distribution

Ancestry of “contributio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincontribuereinflection of contribuō: ## third-person plural...
2LatincontribuoI put together, combine, join in one, unite; I...
3Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
4Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
5Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
6Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “contributio”

  • contribution
  • recontribution
  • noncontribution
  • overcontribution
  • contributional
  • contribuição
  • contribucion
  • contribucioun
  • contribution
  • kontribusen
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