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English word contain comes from Latin teneo, Latin con-
teneo (Latin)
(of laws) I am binding on; bind, hold, obligate. (reflexive) I keep back, remain, stay, hold position. I comprise, contain, include, hold. I hold fast, restrain, detain, check, control; bind, fetter. I hold, have; grasp. I insist, uphold. I know, grasp, understand, conceive. I possess, occupy, control. I reach, attain; gain, acquire, obtain. I recollect, retain knowledge of, remember, bear [...]
con- (Latin)
Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects. Used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, and thus gives intensity to the signification of the simple word.
contineo (Latin)
(of places) I enclose, bound, limit; comprise.. I check, curb, stop, tame, subdue.. I comprise, involve, contain.. I detain, restrain, repress, enclose.. I hold or keep together/close, surround, contain; connect.
contenir (Old French)
(reflexive, se contenir) to behave (in a given way). (reflexive, se contenir) to control oneself, to keep one's feelings and behavior in check.
contain (English)
(mathematics, of a set etc., transitive) To have as an element or subset.. (obsolete, intransitive) To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity.. (transitive) To hold inside.. (transitive) To include as a part.. (transitive) To put constraint upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.