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Where does “contestat” come from?

contestat (Romanian) comes from Romanian contesta, from French contester, from Old French contester, from Latin contestor, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “contestat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancontesta—
2Frenchcontesterto contest; to challenge; to dispute
3Old Frenchcontesterto contest; to dispute; to attest
4LatincontestorI call to witness
5Latincōn-—
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “contestat”

  • necontestat
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