Where does “counter-offer” come from?
counter-offer (English) comes from English counteroffer, from English offer, from Middle English offer, from Old English offrian, from Latin offerō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
counter-offer (English): alternative form of counteroffer
Definitions
- alternative form of counteroffer
Ancestry of “counter-offer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | counteroffer | An offer made in reply to an unacceptable offer;... |
| 2 | English | offer | A proposal that has been made; Something put... |
| 3 | Middle English | offer | — |
| 4 | Old English | offrian | to offer |
| 5 | Latin | offerō | — |
| 6 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 7 | Latin | obolus | obolus |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |