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Where does “counterdemonstration” come from?

counterdemonstration (English) comes from English demonstration, from Old French demonstration, from Latin demonstratio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

counterdemonstration (English): A demonstration in opposition to another...

Definitions

  1. A demonstration in opposition to another...

Ancestry of “counterdemonstration”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdemonstrationThe act of demonstrating; showing or explaining...
2Old Frenchdemonstration—
3Latindemonstratioindication, description, designation,...
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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