contributory
/kənˈtɹɪbjəˌtɔːɹi/kuhn-TRIH-byuh-taw-ree
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/kənˈtɹɪbjəˌtɔɹi/kuhn-TRIH-byuh-taw-ree
Meaningcontributing
Common meaning: helping to cause
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- conwith, together; thoroughly
- tribto assign, grantLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1897 · scan
- utpast-participle ending (Latin -utus)
- oryadjective ending: having to do with
‘with, together’ + ‘to assign, grant’ → contributory
Journey through time
- Latintribuō, tribuī, tribūtum‘to assign, grant’
- Englishcontribute‘to give a share’
- Englishformed in English from contributecontributory‘helping to cause’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from contribute + -ory.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), CONTRIBUTE, p.132 · scan
Roots
- tribuō, tribuī, tribūtum Latin “to assign, grant”
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