Where does “counterbalanceth” come from?
counterbalanceth (English) comes from English counterbalance, from English counter-, from Middle English counter-, from Old French countre-, from Old French contre, from Latin contrā, from Latin ubī, from Latin cubī — where.
counterbalanceth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “counterbalanceth”, step by step
counterbalanceth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English counterbalance
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | counterbalance | A weight that is put in opposition to an equal... |
| 2 | English | counter- | in opposition to |
| 3 | Middle English | counter- | — |
| 4 | Old French | countre- | Alternative form of contre- |
| 5 | Old French | contre | against |
| 6 | Latin | contrā | against |
| 7 | Latin | ubī | where? in what place?, in which place? |
| 8 | Latin | cubī | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *kʷuðei | where |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |