Where does “counterploy” come from?
counterploy (English) comes from English ploy, from English deploy, from French déployer, from Middle French desployer, from Old French desploier, from Latin deplico, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
counterploy (English): A clever trick used to counteract another clever...
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- A clever trick used to counteract another clever...
Ancestry of “counterploy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ploy | A tactic, strategy, or gimmick; Sport; frolic;... |
| 2 | English | deploy | To prepare and arrange for use; To unfold, open,... |
| 3 | French | déployer | to spread out, to unfold; to deploy |
| 4 | Middle French | desployer | Alternative form of desploier |
| 5 | Old French | desploier | — |
| 6 | Latin | deplico | I unfold; I explain |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 8 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |