adjective/kontenˈdoɾ/
contending, contesting
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Latin con-
Proto-Indo-European *ten-
Proto-Indo-European *tend-
Proto-Indo-European *-eti
Proto-Indo-European *téndeti
Proto-Italic *tendō
Latin tendō
Latin contendere
Spanish contender
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *-ōs
Proto-Italic *-ōs
Latin -or
Spanish -or
Spanish contendor
From contender + -or.
noun, masculine/kontenˈdoɾ/plural: contendores
contender; opponent
Synonyms: oponente, opositor
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Latin con-
Proto-Indo-European *ten-
Proto-Indo-European *tend-
Proto-Indo-European *-eti
Proto-Indo-European *téndeti
Proto-Italic *tendō
Latin tendō
Latin contendere
Spanish contender
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *-ōs
Proto-Italic *-ōs
Latin -or
Spanish -or
Spanish contendor
From contender + -or.