Where does “contrayerva” come from?
contrayerva (English) comes from Spanish contrayerba, from Latin contrā, from Latin ubī, from Latin cubī, from Proto-Italic *kʷuðei — where.
contrayerva (English): Dorstenia contrajerva, a South American plant...
Definitions
- Dorstenia contrajerva, a South American plant...
Ancestry of “contrayerva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | contrayerba | Alternative spelling of contrahierba; literally,... |
| 2 | Latin | contrā | against |
| 3 | Latin | ubī | where? in what place?, in which place? |
| 4 | Latin | cubī | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *kʷuðei | where |