Where does “contrariwise” come from?
Contrariwise derives from English contrary and the Middle English adverbial suffix -wis, from Old English -wīs, meaning wise or manner.
contrariwise (English): in the contrary or opposite way, order, or...
Definitions
- in the contrary or opposite way, order, or...
Ancestry of “contrariwise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | contrary | Opposite; in an opposite direction; in... |
| 2 | Middle English | contrarie | — |
| 3 | Old French | contraire | — |
| 4 | Latin | contrarius | opposite, opposed, contrary, conflicting,... |
| 5 | Latin | contrā | against |
| 6 | Latin | ubī | where? in what place?, in which place? |
| 7 | Latin | cubī | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *kʷuðei | where |