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contrecto.

to touch, handle or finger

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[kɔnˈtrɛk.toː]Classical-Latin[konˈtrɛk.to]
  1. to touch, handle or finger

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  2. to caress or fondle

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  3. to contemplate or consider

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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 *dʰregʰ-der.? Latin trahō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus 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 -tō Latin tractō Latin contrectō From con- + tractō (“to handle”).

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