Where does “counterexemplar” come from?
counterexemplar (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 cōn- — afterwards, post; by, at.
Ancestry of “counterexemplar”, step by step
counterexemplar 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 | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 9 | Latin | -dō | to put |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | -dô | — |
| 11 | Sicilian | di | Used to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner; of; ’s |
| 12 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 13 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 14 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 15 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via English exemplar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exemplar | Something fit to be imitated; an ideal, a model;... |
| 2 | Middle English | exempler | — |
| 3 | Middle French | exemplaire | exemplary; a copy, facsimile; an example; a... |
| 4 | Old French | essamplaire | example; model; role model |
| 5 | Latin | exemplāris | exemplary |
| 6 | Latin | exemplum | a sample; an example; a warning example, lesson,... |
| 7 | Latin | eximō | to take out, take away, remove or extract |
| 8 | Latin | emo | I buy, purchase; I acquire, procure |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | emō | to buy, to purchase |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁em- | to take; to distribute |