French word continent comes from Latin teneo, 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 [...] |
| 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. |
| continere | Latin (lat) | |
| continens | Latin (lat) | Bordering, neighboring. Connected, continuous, unbroken. Continual, uninterrupted. Limiting, enclosing (figuratively, rhetoric) The primary point.. Continent. Mainland. |
| continent | French (fra) | Continent. |