Where does “counterbarrage” come from?
counterbarrage (English) comes from English counter, from Middle English countour, from Middle French contoir, from Middle French compter, from Old French compter, from Latin computāre, from Latin computō, from Latin com- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
counterbarrage (English): A barrage in response to another barrage
Definitions
- A barrage in response to another barrage
Ancestry of “counterbarrage”, step by step
counterbarrage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English counter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | counter | One who counts; A reckoner; someone who collects... |
| 2 | Middle English | countour | An accountant; a financial recordkeeper |
| 3 | Middle French | contoir | Alternative spelling of comptoir |
| 4 | Middle French | compter | to recount; to tell |
| 5 | Old French | compter | — |
| 6 | Latin | computāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | computō | to calculate, compute, reckon together |
| 8 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 9 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 10 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 11 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 15 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 16 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 21 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English barrage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | barrage | An artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a... |
| 2 | French | barrage | dam, barrage; barrier, roadblock |
| 3 | French | barrer | to bar, bar up; to bar off; to cross out, strike... |
| 4 | English | Bar | A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length |
| 5 | German | bär | — |
| 6 | Middle High German | bër | bear |
| 7 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |