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continuo.

continual, constant (done or extending without interruption)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/konˈtinwo/[kõn̪ˈt̪i.nwo]

  1. continual, constant (done or extending without interruption)

  2. continuous, adjacent (extending from one to another without interruption)

  3. steady, persevering (continuing with one's task without interruption)

  4. continual, nondiscrete (existing in an uninterrupted continuum)

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 contin(eō) Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Italic *-wos Latin -uus Latin continuusbor. Spanish continuo Borrowed from Latin continuus.

noun/konˈtinwo/[kõn̪ˈt̪i.nwo]

  1. unity (an area extending without interruption)

    masculine

  2. vassal (a man bound to perpetual service to a king or similar lord, especially as a) man-at-arms or bodyguard

    historical · masculine

  3. continuo (one of the 100 or so men-at-arms who formed the Spanish and Portuguese kings' perpetual personal guard)

    historical · masculine

  4. continuo (basso continuo)

    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 contin(eō) Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Italic *-wos Latin -uus Latin continuusbor. Spanish continuo Borrowed from Latin continuus.

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