Etymology of the English word contactor
the English word contactor
derived from the English word contact
derived from the Latin word contactus (touch, contact; contagion)
derived from the Latin word contingere (color, stain; lay hands on; happen, befall, turn out; it happens, it turns out; it came to pass; touch; reach; border on)
using the Latin prefix con- (together)
using the English suffix -or