Where does “counterinflammatory” come from?

counterinflammatory (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 com- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

counterinflammatory (English): That counters the body's response to inflammation

Definitions

  1. That counters the body's response to inflammation

Ancestry of “counterinflammatory”, step by step

counterinflammatory traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English counter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcounterOne who counts; A reckoner; someone who collects...
2Middle EnglishcountourAn accountant; a financial recordkeeper
3Middle FrenchcontoirAlternative spelling of comptoir
4Middle Frenchcompterto recount; to tell
5Old Frenchcompter
6Latincomputāre
7Latincomputōto calculate, compute, reckon together
8Latincom-allomorph of con-
9Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
10Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
11Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
12Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
14Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
15Middle Englishkyt
16Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
17Old High Germankuti
18Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
19Proto-Germanickweduzresin
20Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
21Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English inflammatory

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinflammatoryTending to inflame or provoke somebody; Relating...
2EnglishinflameTo set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn,...
3Middle Englishenflaumen
4Old Frenchenflammerto inflame
5LatininflammoI ignite, inflame; I excite
6LatinflammoI flame, blaze, burn; I inflame, set on fire; I...
7Latinflammaflame, fire
8Latinflāgrāre
9Latinfrāgrōto emit a smell of, to smell of, to be redolent of, to reek of
10Proto-Italicfrāgrāō
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-
12Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-