myEtymology.com: Spanish etymology of continente

Etymology of the Spanish word continente

the Spanish word continente

derived from the Spanish word contener

derived 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-

Cognates

Dutch continent, English continent, French continent, German Kontinent, Italian continente, Latin continentes, Lithuanian kontinentas, Norwegian kontinent, Polish kontynent, Russian континeнт, Swedish kontinent