Etymology of the English word continently
the English word
continentlyusing the English suffix
-lyderived from the Latin word
continens (bordering, adjacent, contiguous; close; linked; continuous; essential point, central argument, hinge; mainland; continent; forming part of a continuous mass; temperate, moderate, not indulging in excess)
derived from the Latin word
continere (hinder, contain, shut in; keep, hold, hang together; secure, maintain, sustain)
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 Medieval Latin word
tenere (hold, keep; comprehend; represent; support)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ten-Usage
Word found in Modern English
