Where does “countercurrent” come from?

Countercurrent comes from Middle English counter- combined with Old French curant, from Old French contre meaning "against" and Latin contra, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European kers- meaning "to turn."

countercurrent (English): A current that flows against the prevailing one;...

Definitions

  1. A current that flows against the prevailing one;...

Ancestry of “countercurrent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcounter-in opposition to
2Middle Englishcounter-—
3Old Frenchcountre-Alternative form of contre-
4Old Frenchcontreagainst
5Latincontrāagainst
6Latinubīwhere? in what place?, in which place?
7Latincubī—
8Proto-Italic*kʷuðeiwhere

Words derived from “countercurrent”

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