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Where does “contornare” come from?

contornare (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “contornare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
2Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
3Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
6Middle Englishkyt—
7Germankitt—
8Old High Germankuti—
9Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
10Proto-Germanickweduzresin
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
12Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “contornare”

  • contour
  • contourite
  • contourlet
  • recontour
  • isocontour
  • contourless
  • contourable
  • contouritic
  • incontournable
  • contourner
  • contourné
  • contournement
  • contourne
  • contour
  • kontur
  • kontur
  • contur
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