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continuo.

to join, connect, unite, make continuous

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[kɔnˈtɪ.nu.oː]Classical-Latin[konˈtiː.nu.o]

  1. to join, connect, unite, make continuous

    conjugation-1 · transitive

  2. to follow successively or uninterruptedly or immediately, pursuit

    conjugation-1 · transitive

  3. to extend, prolong, lengthen

    conjugation-1 · transitive

  4. to continue, keep on, do without pause, persist

    conjugation-1 · intransitive
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 continuus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin continuō From continuus + -ō.

adv[kɔnˈtɪ.nu.oː]Classical-Latin[konˈtiː.nu.o]

  1. immediately, at once

    not-comparable

  2. from the first

    not-comparable
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 continuus Proto-Indo-European *-éad Proto-Italic *-ōd Latin -ō Latin continuō From continuus + -ō.

adj[kɔnˈtɪ.nu.oː]Classical-Latin[konˈtiː.nu.o]

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of continuus

    ablative · dative · form-of · masculine · neuter · singular
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