Where does “counterplayer” come from?
counterplayer (English) comes from English counterplay, from English counter-, from Middle English counter-, from Old French countre-, from Old French contre, from Latin contrā, from Latin ubī, from Latin cubī — where.
counterplayer (English): One who makes a counterplay
Definitions
- One who makes a counterplay
Ancestry of “counterplayer”, step by step
counterplayer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English counterplay
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | counterplay | A counterattack in a different part of the board;... |
| 2 | English | counter- | in opposition to |
| 3 | Middle English | counter- | — |
| 4 | Old French | countre- | Alternative form of contre- |
| 5 | Old French | contre | against |
| 6 | Latin | contrā | against |
| 7 | Latin | ubī | where? in what place?, in which place? |
| 8 | Latin | cubī | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *kʷuðei | where |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |