Etymology

incontiguous

in·con·tig·u·ous
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Today it means: Not contiguous; separate. Full definition →

English contiguous ← Latin contiguus ← Middle English in-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishin-
  7. Latincontingō
  8. Latincontiguus
  9. Englishcontiguous
  10. English todayincontiguous

From in- + contiguous.

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