Latin word continuus comes from Latin continere, Latin -uus (Forms adjectives on verbal stems.)

Detailed word origin of continuus

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
continere	Latin (lat)
-uus	Latin (lat)	Forms adjectives on verbal stems.
continuus	Latin (lat)	(temporal) straight, in a row, whole (Biennio continuo post adeptum imperium... For two whole years after assuming power...). Continuous, uninterrupted, successive.

Words with the same origin as continuus