Etymology

recontain

R1E1C3O1N1T1A1I1N1

Today it means: To contain again. Full definition →

English contain ← Middle English conteinen ← Old French contenir
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  8. Proto-Italic*kom
  9. Proto-Italic*kom-
  10. Latincon-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ten-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*tn̥eh₁yéti
  13. Proto-Italic*tenēō
  14. Latinteneō
  15. Latincontineō
  16. Latincontinēre
  17. Old Frenchcontenir
  18. Middle Englishconteinen
  19. Englishcontain
  20. English todayrecontain

From re- + contain.

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