English
incontinency
Incontinency comes from Latin incontinēns ‘incontinent’, from continēns ‘containing’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ten- ‘to stretch, extend’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ten-‘to stretch, extend’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tn̥eh₁yétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tenēō‘to hold’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEteneō‘to hold’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcontineō‘to hold together, contain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcontinēns‘containing’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEincontinēns‘incontinent’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEincontinentia
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500incontinency
- Englishearliest quotation 1526same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ten-‘to stretch, extend’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tn̥eh₁yétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tenēō‘to hold’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEteneō‘to hold’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcontineō‘to hold together, contain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcontinēns‘containing’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEincontinēns‘incontinent’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEincontinentia
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500incontinency
- Englishearliest quotation 1526same form
Earliest quotation: 1526, [William Tyndale, The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible): “Withdꝛawe not youre ſelves one from another excepte itt…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ten- ‘to stretch, extend’
tight, obtain, entertainment, tone, ton, tune, maintenance, tender, tonic, tendon, tenacious, pristine, tetanus, pertinent, tantra, countenance, hypotenuse, tendinitis, maintainer, retentive, 64 more
through Latin teneō ‘to hold’
continue, tennis, retain, sustain, tenant, detention, container, retention, tenor, rein, detain, tenacity, abstain, sustenance, pertain, tenet, abstinence, tenement, retinue, tenable, abstention, abstinent, 20 more
through Latin contineō ‘to hold together, contain’
content, contain, continuous, continuum, 3 more
through Latin continēns ‘containing’
Today it means
noun Synonym of incontinence.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ten- / incontinency