Etymology of the English word contagium
the English word
contagiumderived 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)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Latin word
tingere (wet, moisten, dip)
derived from the Latin word
tangere (touch, strike; border on)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*tag- (to touch)
Date
The earliest known usage of contagium in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
