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Where does “contraindicant” come from?

contraindicant (English) comes from English indicant, from Latin indicans, from Latin indico, from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Old Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

contraindicant (English): A contraindication

Definitions

  1. A contraindication

Ancestry of “contraindicant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishindicantServing to point out, as a remedy; indicating;...
2Latinindicansindicating, pointing out, showing, revealing,...
3LatinindicoI indicate, point out; show, declare; I reveal,...
4Latinin-un-, non-, not; in, within, inside
5Latininin, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,...
6Old Latinenin
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
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