English word content comes from Latin teneo, Latin tendo, Latin con-
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| teneo | Latin (lat) | (of laws) I am binding on; bind, hold, obligate. (reflexive) I keep back, remain, stay, hold position. I comprise, contain, include, hold. I hold fast, restrain, detain, check, control; bind, fetter. I hold, have; grasp. I insist, uphold. I know, grasp, understand, conceive. I possess, occupy, control. I reach, attain; gain, acquire, obtain. I recollect, retain knowledge of, remember, bear [...] |
| tendo | Latin (lat) | I pitch (a tent).. I proceed.. I stretch, stretch out, distend, extend.. I strive for; I reach for. |
| con- | Latin (lat) | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects. Used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, and thus gives intensity to the signification of the simple word. |
| contineo | Latin (lat) | (of places) I enclose, bound, limit; comprise.. I check, curb, stop, tame, subdue.. I comprise, involve, contain.. I detain, restrain, repress, enclose.. I hold or keep together/close, surround, contain; connect. |
| contendo | Latin (lat) | (in auctions) I vie with in bidding, bid against.. (intransitive) I dispute, fight, contend against, compete, vie with.. (intransitive, figuratively) I exert, pursue or strive for eagerly, strain eagerly, stretch.. (intransitive, figuratively) I seek to arrive at, march, journey hastily to, hasten, press forward, go, advance rapidly.. (intransitive, often with ab) I demand, ask, solicit, [...] |
| content | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | |
| content | English (eng) | (archaic) Alright, agreed. (UK, House of Lords) A member who votes in assent.. (UK, House of Lords) An expression of assent to a bill or motion; an affirmate vote.. (mathematics) The n-dimensional space contained by an n-dimensional polytope (called volume in the case of a polyhedron and area in the case of a polygon).. (obsolete) acquiescence without examination.. (uncountable) That which [...] |