Where does “counter-” come from?
counter- (English) comes from Middle English counter-, from Old French countre-, from Old French contre, from Latin contrā, from Latin ubī, from Latin cubī, from Proto-Italic *kʷuðei — where.
counter- (English): in opposition to
Definitions
- in opposition to
Ancestry of “counter-”, step by step
Words derived from “counter-”
- counteract
- counterproductive
- counterbalance
- counterfactual
- counterinsurgency
- counterintuitive
- counteracting
- counterculture
- countertransference
- counterclaim
- counterweight
- counterparty
- countercultural
- counterintelligence
- counterexample
- counterrevolutionary
- countermeasure
- counterargument
- counterforce
- counteraction
- counterrevolution
- counteroffensive
- countercurrent
- counteroffer