continue
v.
mid-14c., contynuen, from Old French continuer (13c.), from Latin continuare "join together, connect, make or be continuous," from continuus "uninterrupted," from continere (intransitive) "to be uninterrupted," literally "to hang together" (see contain). Related: Continued; continuing.
〔蒋〕[con-共同，一起，tin退，持;’把前后各种事物保持在一起”→使连在一起，使相连] 连续，继续，使连续，使继续
〔李〕[con-(com-)=together一起；tinu (tenere的完成时词干)=to hold保持；-e→“to hold one thing together with another使一事物与另一事物保持相连”→] v. go on happening;go forward连续；继续