Etymology of the Latin word continere
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 Latin
continuus,
contentus,
continens,
incontinentusDerivations in other languages
French
contenir, French
continent, Italian
contentivo, Italian
contegno, Italian
contenere, Portuguese
conter, Romanian
conteni
