Where does “counterconquest” come from?
counterconquest (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,...
counterconquest (English): A conquest made in opposition to another, as by a previously conquered entity
Definitions
- A conquest made in opposition to another, as by a previously conquered entity
Ancestry of “counterconquest”, step by step
counterconquest 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 conquest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | conquest | Victory gained through combat; the subjugation of... |
| 2 | Middle English | conquest | A conquest or invasion; a forcible takeover; The... |
| 3 | Old French | conqueste | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | conquista | — |
| 5 | Latin | conquisitus | select, chosen; costly |
| 6 | Latin | conquirō | to seek for, hunt up, search out eagerly or carefully, go in quest of |
| 7 | Latin | quaerō | to seek, look for |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kʷaizeō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₂- | to acquire |