Where does “contrastering” come from?
contrastering (Dutch) comes from Dutch contrasteren, from French contraster, from Italian contrastare, from Latin contrāstāre, from Latin contrā, from Latin ubī, from Latin cubī, from Proto-Italic *kʷuðei — where.
contrastering (Dutch): act of contrasting
Definitions
- act of contrasting
Ancestry of “contrastering”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | contrasteren | to contrast |
| 2 | French | contraster | to contrast |
| 3 | Italian | contrastare | to oppose, to impede, to hinder; to quarrel, to... |
| 4 | Latin | contrāstāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | contrā | against |
| 6 | Latin | ubī | where? in what place?, in which place? |
| 7 | Latin | cubī | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *kʷuðei | where |