Etymology

continental

con·ti·nent·al
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Today it means: Of or relating to a continent or continents. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English continent ← Latin continens
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continental · adjective, noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ten-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*tn̥eh₁yéti
  8. Proto-Italic*tenēō
  9. Latinteneō
  10. Latincontineō
  11. Latincontinens
  12. Englishcontinent
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. English todaycontinental

From continent + -al.

Continental · adjective, noun2

From Continent + -al.

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