Where does “counterclockwisely” come from?
counterclockwisely (English) comes from English counterclockwise, 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 — resin, gum; to say, speak.
counterclockwisely (English): Counterclockwise
Definitions
- Counterclockwise
Ancestry of “counterclockwisely”, step by step
counterclockwisely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English counterclockwise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | counterclockwise | In the direction of rotation opposite from... |
| 2 | English | counter | One who counts; A reckoner; someone who collects... |
| 3 | Middle English | countour | An accountant; a financial recordkeeper |
| 4 | Middle French | contoir | Alternative spelling of comptoir |
| 5 | Middle French | compter | to recount; to tell |
| 6 | Old French | compter | — |
| 7 | Latin | computāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | computō | to calculate, compute, reckon together |
| 9 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 10 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 11 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 12 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 16 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 17 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 18 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 19 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 20 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 21 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |