Where does “counterthought” come from?

counterthought (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.

counterthought (English): A thought that counters or opposes another...

Definitions

  1. A thought that counters or opposes another...

Ancestry of “counterthought”, 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 →