Etymology of the English word contagious
the English word contagious
derived from the Latin word contagiosus (contagious; infectious)
derived from the Scientific Latin word contagium (action, fact of touching, contact)
derived from the Latin word contagio (contact, touch)
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)