Where does “counterwitchcraft” come from?

counterwitchcraft (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.

counterwitchcraft (English): Witchcraft or rituals used to counter other...

Definitions

  1. Witchcraft or rituals used to counter other...

Ancestry of “counterwitchcraft”, 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 *kʷuðeiEvery word from Latin cubīEvery word from Latin ubī