Where does “încontinuu” come from?
încontinuu (Romanian) comes from Romanian continuu, 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,...
încontinuu (Romanian): continuously
Definitions
- continuously
Ancestry of “încontinuu”, step by step
încontinuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian continuu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | continuu | continuous; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Latin | continuus | continuous, uninterrupted, successive; straight,... |
| 3 | Latin | contineo | I hold or keep together/close, surround, contain;... |
| 4 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 5 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 6 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |