Where does “contagiante” come from?

contagiante (Spanish) comes from Catalan contagiar, from Portuguese contágio, from Latin contagium, from Latin contingō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

contagiante (Spanish): contagious of a disease, able to be transmitted to others

Definitions

  1. contagious of a disease, able to be transmitted to others

Ancestry of “contagiante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancontagiarto infect; to transmit to
2Portuguesecontágiocontagion
3Latincontagiumcontact, touching; contagion
4Latincontingōto touch on all sides, take hold of, come into contact with
5Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
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
12Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
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,...
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