Latin word contineo comes from Latin con-, Latin tentare

Detailed word origin of contineo

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
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.
tentare	Latin (lat)
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.

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