Etymology of the English word context
the English word
contextderived from the Latin word
contextus (context; continuous, uninterrupted, unbroken; interwoven; closely joined; connected; ordered scheme, plan, course; weaving, joining, putting together)
derived from the Latin word
contexere (weave, entwine, braid)
derived from the Latin word
texere (weave; plait; construct with elaborate care)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*teks-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 context in English dates from the 15th century.
Cognates
Dutch
context, French
contexte, German
Kontext, Latin
contextus, Norwegian
kontekst, Yiddish
kontekstUsage
Word found in Modern English
