Where does “countersignature” come from?

countersignature (English) comes from English counter-, from Middle English counter-, from Old French countre-, from Old French contre, from Latin contrā, from Latin ubī, from Latin cubī, from Proto-Italic *kʷuðei — where.

countersignature (English): A signature made to confirm or endorse another

Definitions

  1. A signature made to confirm or endorse another

Ancestry of “countersignature”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcounter-in opposition to
2Middle Englishcounter-
3Old Frenchcountre-Alternative form of contre-
4Old Frenchcontreagainst
5Latincontrāagainst
6Latinubīwhere? in what place?, in which place?
7Latincubī
8Proto-Italic*kʷuðeiwhere
Every word from Proto-Italic *kʷuðei
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