Where does “counterbattery” come from?
counterbattery (English) comes from English battery, from Middle French batterie, from Old French baterie, from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
counterbattery (English): Directed against opposing artillery
Definitions
- Directed against opposing artillery
Ancestry of “counterbattery”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | battery | A device used to power electric devices,... |
| 2 | Middle French | batterie | battery |
| 3 | Old French | baterie | action of beating |
| 4 | Old French | -ie | indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one |
| 5 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |