Where does “contravallation” come from?

contravallation (English) comes from Latin vallatio, from Latin vallare, from Latin vallum, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

contravallation (English): A fortification built around a sieged target by...

Definitions

  1. A fortification built around a sieged target by...

Ancestry of “contravallation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvallatio—
2Latinvallarepresent active infinitive of vāllō; second-person...
3Latinvallumwall, rampart, entrenchment
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Latin vallum →Every word from Latin vallare →
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