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container.

container

9 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/konˈteineɾ/[kõn̪ˈt̪ei̯.neɾ]/konˈtaineɾ/[kõn̪ˈt̪ai̯.neɾ]

container
masculine

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *tn̥eh₁yéti Proto-Italic *tenēō Latin teneō Latin contineōder. Latin continērelbor. Old French contenirbor. Middle English conteinen Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English conteiner English containerubor. Spanish container Unadapted borrowing from English container.

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