Where does “countercountermeasure” come from?
countercountermeasure (English) comes from English countermeasure, 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.
countercountermeasure (English): A method of stopping the effects of a suspected countermeasure
Definitions
- A method of stopping the effects of a suspected countermeasure
Ancestry of “countercountermeasure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | countermeasure | Any action taken to counteract or correct... |
| 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 |