Where does “counterrevolutionary” come from?
Counterrevolutionary is a compound of English counter- and revolutionary, with counter- deriving from Middle English counter-, Old French countre-, and Old French contre, ultimately from Latin contra meaning "against."
counterrevolutionary (English): In opposition to a revolution; A person who...
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- In opposition to a revolution; A person who...
Ancestry of “counterrevolutionary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | revolutionary | Of or pertaining to a revolution in government;... |
| 2 | English | revolution | A political upheaval in a government or nation... |
| 3 | Middle English | revolucion | — |
| 4 | Old French | revolucion | passage; elapsing of time |
| 5 | Late Latin | revolutio | The act of revolving; revolution |
| 6 | Latin | revolvō | to roll back; unroll, unwind; revolve, return |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |