English
subcontiguous
From sub- + contiguous.
Formed from sub- + contiguous
Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘up; from below’
Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’
Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’
English sub-
Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- ‘to touch’
Proto-Italic *tangō ‘to touch’
Latin tangō ‘to touch, grasp’
Latin contingō ‘touch on the sides, border’
Latin contiguus ‘touching’
English contiguous
Today it means
adj Almost touching.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “subcontiguous”. 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.
Etymograph / subcontiguous