Etymology

contagium

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Today it means: contagion; contagious matter Full definition →

First used ca. 1870—1910Latin contagium
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcontagium“contagion”
  2. English todaycontagium

From Latin contagium (“contagion”).

First known use, by meaning

  • ca. 1870—1910 contagion; contagious matter

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