Where does “countermeeting” come from?

countermeeting (English) comes from English countermeet, 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 — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

countermeeting (English): A meeting organised in response to another...

Definitions

  1. A meeting organised in response to another...

Ancestry of “countermeeting”, step by step

countermeeting traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English countermeet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcountermeetTo meet in response to; to counter
2EnglishcounterOne who counts; A reckoner; someone who collects...
3Middle EnglishcountourAn accountant; a financial recordkeeper
4Middle FrenchcontoirAlternative spelling of comptoir
5Middle Frenchcompterto recount; to tell
6Old Frenchcompter
7Latincomputāre
8Latincomputōto calculate, compute, reckon together
9Latincom-allomorph of con-
10Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
11Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
12Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
13Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
15Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
16Middle Englishkyt
17Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
18Old High Germankuti
19Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
20Proto-Germanickweduzresin
21Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
22Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English meeting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmeetingThe act of persons or things that meet; A...
2Middle Englishmeeting
3Old Englishmētingpicture: drawing, painting
4Old Englishingmeadow, water meadow, ing
5Old Norseengmeadow
6Proto-GermanicangijōA low lying meadow in a valley or near a river
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

via English ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishingA meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;...
2Middle Englishing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz
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