Etymology

discontiguous

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Today it means: Not contiguous Full definition →

English contiguous ← Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← Latin contiguus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Old Frenchdes-
  7. Latindis-
  8. Middle Englishdis-
  9. Englishdis-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  12. Proto-Italic*kom
  13. Proto-Italic*kom-
  14. Latincon-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*teh₂g-
  16. Proto-Italic*tangō
  17. Latintangō
  18. Latincontingō
  19. Latincontiguus
  20. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  22. Englishcontiguous
  23. English todaydiscontiguous

From dis- + contiguous.

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