Where does “countercurrently” come from?
countercurrently (English) comes from English countercurrent, 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.
countercurrently (English): In a countercurrent manner
Definitions
- In a countercurrent manner
Ancestry of “countercurrently”, step by step
countercurrently traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English countercurrent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | countercurrent | A current that flows against the prevailing one;... |
| 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 |