Etymology

self-contained

Today it means: Not requiring external or additional support; complete in itself. Full definition →

English contained ← Middle English conteinen ← Old French contenir
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*swé?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*selbʰ-
  3. Proto-Germanic*selbaz
  4. Old Englishself
  5. Old Englishself-
  6. Middle Englishself-
  7. Englishself-
  8. Latincontineō
  9. Latincontinēre
  10. Old Frenchcontenir
  11. Middle Englishconteinen
  12. Englishcontain
  13. Englishcontained
  14. English todayself-contained

From self- + contained.

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