continual etymology

Etymology:

• Latin: "continuus," meaning "uninterrupted, continuous"
• Proto-Indo-European: "*kont-", meaning "joined together"

Meaning:

"Continual" means without interruption or ceasing; constantly occurring or existing. It implies an unbroken duration or sequence of events, actions, or conditions.

Origin:

The word "continual" entered English in the early 15th century from the Late Latin "continuus," which itself is derived from the Latin adjective "continens," meaning "holding together."

Usage:

"Continual" is commonly used in various contexts to describe:

• Uninterrupted streams of events, such as "continual rainfall" or "continual bombardment."
• Persistent or ongoing conditions, such as "continual pain" or "continual anxiety."
• Constant processes or situations, such as "continual renewal" or "continual growth."

Related Words:

• Continuous
• Constant
• Unceasing
• Perpetual
• Persistent
• Enduring

continual relate terms

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• continuous

  Etymology Latin continuus Ultimately from Proto Indo European ḱont h inówos M

• contain

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• sporadic

  Etymology Sporadic comes from the Greek sporadikos meaning scattered or occurring a

• sempiternal

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• drum

  Etymology The word drum comes from the Old English word drem which is related to the

• assiduity

  Etymology French assiduité from Latin assiduitās from assiduus meaning diligent

• still

  Etymology The word still has multiple etymological origins Old English stille me

• constant

  Etymology Latin constans present participle of constare to stand firm or fixed Pr

• dubiety

  Etymology Origin Latin dubius doubtful Middle English doutey Old French dobte me

• condition

  Etymology Middle English condicioun from Old French condicion from Latin conditio

• corroborate

  Etymology Latin corrobōrāre con together with roborāre to strengthen

• dissipate

  Etymology From Latin dissipāre to scatter disperse squander from dis apart