Roots/*teh₁g-mn̥teh₁g-mn̥“that which touches, contact”Widely acceptedcontactdiseaseSource of Latin contagium, English contagion, contact, tangentNominal of the touch root, yielding Latin contagium and English contagion, contact, tangent.Related RootspewH-n-“to rot, decay, fester”streygʰ-“to stroke, rub, press”teh₁g-“to touch, feel, handle”teh₂g-“to touch, handle, arrange”teh₂g-mn̥-“a touching, point of contact”tewk-eyo-“to keep touching, testing”related entrySee also: teh1g-mn etymology