Where does “contingent” come from?

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

Ancestry of “contingent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincontingenspossible, contingent; contacting
2Latincontingĕre—

Words derived from “contingent”

Every word from Latin contingĕre →Every word from Medieval Latin contingens →