1. Etymology of the English word continent
the English word continent
Derivations in English
continental, continently, protocontinent, subcontinent, supercontinentCognates
Dutch continent, French continent, German Kontinent, Italian continente, Latin continentes, Lithuanian kontinentas, Norwegian kontinent, Polish kontynent, Russian континeнт, Spanish continente, Swedish kontinentUsage
Word found in Modern English2. Etymology of the English word continent
derived from the English word continent
using the Latin prefix continent-