contain etymology

Etymology:

• Latin: "continere"
• Late Latin: "contēnere"

Meaning:

• To hold or enclose something within something else
• To restrain or hold back
• To include or comprise

Origin:

The word "contain" ultimately derives from the Proto-Indo-European root "*ten-," which means "to stretch, spread out." This root is also the source of other English words such as "tend," "tension," and "tent."

The Latin verb "continere" was first used in the 1st century AD with the meaning "to hold together." It was later used to mean "to hold back" or "to restrain." The Late Latin form "contēnere" shifted the meaning to "to hold within something else."

Related Words:

• Container
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• Contest

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