Etymology of the English word contend
the English word
contendderived from the Latin word
contendere (compete, contend; hurl, shoot; direct; strain, tense; make effort; stretch, draw tight, make taut)
derived from the Latin word
tendere (to stretch; pitch tent, encamp; pull tight; stretch, spread, extend)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ten-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)
Date
The earliest known usage of contend in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
contended,
contendingUsage
Word found in Modern English
