Etymology

contino

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Spanish contino ← Latin continuum
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contino · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromcontinuum
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromcontino
  3. English todaycontino

From early modern Portuguese and Spanish contino, ellipsis of ombre contino, from Latin continuum.

Contino · proper noun2

  1. Portuguese · borrowed fromcontino
  2. English todayContino

From Spanish and Portuguese contino.

Words from the same roots

Latincontinuum all →

continuum

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