English
continuo
Continuo comes from Spanish continuo ‘constant and steadfast man’, and goes back to Latin contin(eō).
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcontin(eō)
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcontinuus‘constant, continuous’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentcontinuo‘constant and steadfast man’
- Englishtodaycontinuo
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
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- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcontin(eō)
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcontinuus‘constant, continuous’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentcontinuo‘constant and steadfast man’
- Englishtodaycontinuo
Every English word from Latin contin(eō)
Today it means
noun A member of the personal guard of the medieval and early modern Spanish or Portuguese kings.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin contin(eō) / continuo