Middle English word continuel comes from Old French -el (Suffix that usually denotes a masculine noun.), French -el (To make an adjectival form of a noun; -al.), Latin continuus
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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-el | Old French (fro) | Suffix that usually denotes a masculine noun. |
-el | French (fra) | To make an adjectival form of a noun; -al. |
continuus | Latin (lat) | (temporal) straight, in a row, whole (Biennio continuo post adeptum imperium... For two whole years after assuming power...). Continuous, uninterrupted, successive. |
continuel | Old French (fro) | |
continuel | Middle English (enm) |