contingo.
to touch on all sides, take hold of, come into contact with
Meaning & usage
to touch on all sides, take hold of, come into contact with
to reach (by moving), attain to, come to, arrive at, meet with
to touch, extend to, border upon, reach; to be near, neighbouring or contiguous to
to strike
to touch, affect, seize upon, move
to touch with pollution, pollute, stain, defile, contaminate
to fall to one’s lot, to fall to the lot of, to befall, to obtain
to happen, turn out, come to pass
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 *teh₂g- Proto-Italic *tangō Latin tangō Latin contingō From con- (“together”) + tangō (“touch”).
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