'content' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'contentus,' where 'con-' meant 'together' and 'tenere' meant 'to hold.'

'contentus' transformed into the Old French word 'contenu,' and eventually became the modern English word 'content' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'that which is contained,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'subject matter or information.'