myEtymology.com: English etymology of contour

Etymology of the English word contour

the English word contour

derived from the French word contour

derived from the Italian word contorno

derived from the Italian word contornare

using the Italian prefix con-

derived from the Old Italian word tornare

derived from the Latin word tornare (turn, make round by turning on a lathe; round off)

derived from the Latin word tornus (lathe; turner's lathe)

derived from the Greek word tornos, τόρνος

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

derived from the Provençal word tornada

derived from the French word contourner

derived from the Vulgar Latin word contornare

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 tornare (turn, make round by turning on a lathe; round off)

derived from the Latin word tornus (lathe; turner's lathe)

derived from the Greek word tornos, τόρνος

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

The earliest known usage of contour in English dates from the 17th century.

Dutch contour, French contour, German Kontur, Lithuanian konturas, Norwegian kontur, Polish kontur, Russian контyp, Swedish kontur

Word found in Modern English