1. Etymology of the French word continent
the French word
continentderived 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-Derivations in French
continence,
sous-continentDerivations in other languages
Romanian
continentCognates
Dutch
continent, English
continent, German
Kontinent, Italian
continente, Latin
continentes, Lithuanian
kontinentas, Norwegian
kontinent, Polish
kontynent, Russian
континeнт, Spanish
continente, Swedish
kontinent2. Etymology of the French word continent
derived from the French word
continentderived 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-Derivations in French
continental,
précontinent
