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Where does “counterargue” come from?

counterargue (English) comes from English counter-, 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.

counterargue (English): Argue against, especially by opposition to and...

Definitions

  1. Argue against, especially by opposition to and...

Ancestry of “counterargue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcounter-in opposition to
2Middle Englishcounter-—
3Old Frenchcountre-Alternative form of contre-
4Old Frenchcontreagainst
5Latincontrā—
6Latinubī—
7Latincubī—
8Proto-Italic*kʷuðei—

Words derived from “counterargue”

  • counterarguable
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