Where does “counterpuncher” come from?
counterpuncher (English) comes from English counterpunch, 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 — resin, gum; to say, speak.
counterpuncher (English): A player who returns every ball and relies on the...
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- A player who returns every ball and relies on the...
Ancestry of “counterpuncher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | counterpunch | A punch delivered in response to a previous punch... |
| 2 | English | counter | One who counts; A reckoner; someone who collects... |
| 3 | Middle English | countour | An accountant; a financial recordkeeper |
| 4 | Middle French | contoir | Alternative spelling of comptoir |
| 5 | Middle French | compter | to recount; to tell |
| 6 | Old French | compter | — |
| 7 | Latin | computāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | computō | to calculate, compute, reckon together |
| 9 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 10 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 11 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 12 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 16 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 17 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 18 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 19 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 20 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 21 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |