Etymology

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Today it means: Controversy; debate. Full definition →

French contester ← Latin contestor
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromcontestor“to call to witness”
  2. French · derived fromcontester
  3. English todaycontest

PIE word *tréyes From French contester, from Old French, from Latin contestor (“to call to witness”).

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