Latin
contentiō
‘contention’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin contentiō.
2 English words in this record descend from Latin contentiō, most familiar first.
- contention ← contencion ← contencion
- contentious ← contentieux ← contentiōsus
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Etymograph / Latin contentiō