Etymology

incontinent

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Today it means: Unable to contain or retain. Full definition →

Middle English incontinent ← Old French incontinent ← Latin incontinens
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  1. Latin · derived fromincontinens
  2. Old French · derived fromincontinent
  3. Middle English · inherited fromincontinent
  4. English todayincontinent

From Middle English incontinent, from Old French incontinent, from Latin incontinens, from in + continens.

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