Etymology of the English word contingent
the English word
contingentderived from the Latin word
contingensderived from the Latin word
contingere (color, stain; lay hands on; happen, befall, turn out; it happens, it turns out; it came to pass; touch; reach; border on)
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
tingere (wet, moisten, dip)
derived from the Latin word
tangere (touch, strike; border on)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*tag- (to touch)
Date
The earliest known usage of contingent in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
contingence,
contingencyCognates
Dutch
contingent, French
contingent, German
Kontingent, Norwegian
kontingent, Swedish
kontingentUsage
Word found in Modern English
