contiguity
The origin and history of contiguity.
Etymology
Came from French contiguïté (the source of the -ity ending), from Late Latin contiguitās, from Latin contiguus, meaning ‘bordering upon’, from contingō, meaning ‘to touch or border upon’.
The origin and history of contiguity.
Came from French contiguïté (the source of the -ity ending), from Late Latin contiguitās, from Latin contiguus, meaning ‘bordering upon’, from contingō, meaning ‘to touch or border upon’.
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