Etymograph

English

continuity

Continuity comes from Latin continuitas ‘continuation, prolongation, extension’, and goes back to contin(eō).

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcontin(eō)1
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcontinuus2‘continuous, uninterrupted, successive, lasting’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcontinuitas3‘continuation, prolongation, extension’
  4. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600continuité3
  5. Englishearliest quotation 1911continuity3

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin continuus
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Latin continuitas
  3. 3 Wiktionary, English continuity
  4. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1911, William Anthony Granville: “The definition of a continuous function assumes that the…”.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcontin(eō)Wiktionary, Latin continuus
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcontinuusWiktionary, Latin continuitas‘continuous, uninterrupted, successive, lasting’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcontinuitasWiktionary, English continuity‘continuation, prolongation, extension’
  4. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600continuitéWiktionary, English continuity
  5. Englishearliest quotation 1911continuityWiktionary, English continuity. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1911, William Anthony Granville: “The definition of a continuous function assumes that the…”

Every English word from Latin contin(eō)

Today it means

noun Lack of interruption or disconnection; the quality of being continuous in space or time.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “continuity”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Latin continuus, Latin continuitas. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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