Etymology of the English word contuse
the English word
contusederived from the Latin word
contususderived from the Latin word
contundere (quell, crush, outdo)
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
tundere (beat; bruise, pulp)
Date
The earliest known usage of contuse in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
contused,
contusingUsage
Word found in Modern English
