Where does “kontinjen” come from?

kontinjen (Malay) comes from English contingent, from Old French contingent, from Medieval Latin contingens, from Latin contingĕre.

kontinjen (Malay): contingent

Definitions

  1. contingent

Ancestry of “kontinjen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcontingentAn event which may or may not happen; that which...
2Old Frenchcontingent—
3Medieval Latincontingenspossible, contingent; contacting
4Latincontingĕre—
Every word from Latin contingĕre →Every word from Medieval Latin contingens →Every word from Old French contingent →