Where does “countermarque” come from?
countermarque (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,...
countermarque (English): A license to pass the limits of a jurisdiction, or boundary of a country, for the purpose of making reprisals for a seizure conducted under a letter of marque; a letter of countermarque
Definitions
- A license to pass the limits of a jurisdiction, or boundary of a country, for the purpose of making reprisals for a seizure conducted under a letter of marque; a letter of countermarque
Ancestry of “countermarque”, step by step
countermarque 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 | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 9 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 10 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 11 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 15 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 16 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 21 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English marque
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | marque | A license to pass the limits of a jurisdiction,... |
| 2 | French | marque | mark; brand; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Frankish | mark | mark, sign |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |