Where does “continuismo” come from?
continuismo (Spanish) comes from Spanish continuo, 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,...
continuismo (Spanish): continuism the propensity of heads of state and government at various levels to indefinitely extend their rule by way of reducing or abolishing term limits
Definitions
- continuism the propensity of heads of state and government at various levels to indefinitely extend their rule by way of reducing or abolishing term limits
Ancestry of “continuismo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | continuo | continuous, continual, continuing, constant,... |
| 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,... |