myEtymology.com: English etymology of contested

Etymology of the English word contested

the English word contested

derived from the English word contest

derived from the Latin word contestari (call to witness; appeal to the gods that)

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 testari (give as evidence; bear witness; make a will)

derived from the Latin word testis (testicle, a witness)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *trei-