contamination (n.)
early 15c. "contaminacioun": 'infection'
stem of Latin "contaminare": 'to deteriorate by mingling'
from "com": 'with, together' and the base of "tangere": 'to touch'
originally: 'to bring into contact'
contamination (n.)
early 15c. "contaminacioun": 'infection'
stem of Latin "contaminare": 'to deteriorate by mingling'
from "com": 'with, together' and the base of "tangere": 'to touch'
originally: 'to bring into contact'