Where does “anticontra” come from?
anticontra (English) comes from English Contra, from Latin contrā, from Latin ubī, from Latin cubī, from Proto-Italic *kʷuðei — where.
anticontra (English): Opposed to the Nicaraguan Contras, right-wing...
Definitions
- Opposed to the Nicaraguan Contras, right-wing...
Ancestry of “anticontra”, step by step
anticontra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Contra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Contra | A member of any of various rightist guerrilla... |
| 2 | Latin | contrā | against |
| 3 | Latin | ubī | where? in what place?, in which place? |
| 4 | Latin | cubī | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *kʷuðei | where |
via English anti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | anti | Opposed to something; That has a torsion angle... |
| 2 | English | anti- | Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀντι- | anti-, against; like, reminiscent of |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ᾰ̓ντῐ́ | opposite |