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Where does “continuité” come from?

continuité (Middle French) comes from Latin continuitas, from Latin continuus, from Latin contineo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “continuité”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincontinuitascontinuation, prolongation, extension;...
2Latincontinuuscontinuous, uninterrupted, successive; straight,...
3LatincontineoI hold or keep together/close, surround, contain;...
4Latincōn-—
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “continuité”

  • continuity
  • noncontinuity
  • equicontinuity
  • semicontinuity
  • bicontinuity
  • コンティニュイティ
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