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Stage 1 of 3
contingere
Latin · ancient
"to touch closely"
to touch closely, from com- (together) and tangere (to touch)
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Stage 2 of 3
contagio
Latin · ancient
"infection spread by contact"
a touching together, infection spread by contact, from contingere
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Stage 3 of 3
contagious
English · 1300s
"spread by direct or indirect contact, or easily spreading"
settled as the English word for a disease spread by contact, or something that spreads easily
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