## Meanings
1. A competition in which people try to win or to be the best.
2. To formally argue that something is wrong or should not be accepted.
3. To compete in order to win something.

## Examples
- The child entered the spelling contest.
- The rival contested the election because of claims of fraud.
- Five candidates contested the open seat on the board.

## Derived Forms
- contestability
- contestable
- contestation
- contestee
- contestible
- recontest

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *steh₂-
- Root: contester
- Root: contestor

## Etymology
PIE word *tréyes From French contester, from Old French, from Latin contestor (“to call to witness”).

## AI Etymology
contest is a verb and noun. It is from French contester, from Old French, from Latin contestor (“to call to witness”). Historical forms in the chain include *steh₂- (Proto-Indo-European), contester (French), and contestor (Latin). Current senses include a competition in which people try to win or to be the best, to formally argue that something is wrong or should not be accepted, and to compete in order to win something. Derived forms include contestability, contestable, contestation, contestee, and contestible.

## Topics
- Sports & Fitness

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