Where does “counterfoil” come from?

counterfoil (English) comes from English counter-, from Middle English counter-, from Old French countre-, from Old French contre, from Latin contrā, from Latin ubī, from Latin cubī, from Proto-Italic *kʷuðei — where.

counterfoil (English): the part of a cheque that is retained in the...

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  1. the part of a cheque that is retained in the...

Ancestry of “counterfoil”, 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
Every word from Proto-Italic *kʷuðei →Every word from Latin cubī →Every word from Latin ubī →