continent [M16th] The geographical term continent is from the Latin phrase (terra) continens ‘continuous land’. Continue [ME] comes from the same root.
英语词源词典收录了6069条英语词源词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的起源、历史，是研究英语词汇或通过词源学英语的必备工具。