Where does “encountereth” come from?
encountereth (English) comes from English encounter, from Middle English encountren, from Old French encountrer, from Old French encontrer, from Old French encontre, from Late Latin incontra, from Latin contrā, from Latin ubī — where.
encountereth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “encountereth”, step by step
encountereth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English encounter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | encounter | To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly |
| 2 | Middle English | encountren | — |
| 3 | Old French | encountrer | Alternative form of encontrer |
| 4 | Old French | encontrer | to meet; to encounter; to meet in battle; to... |
| 5 | Old French | encontre | meeting; battle; combat; opposite |
| 6 | Late Latin | incontra | towards |
| 7 | Latin | contrā | against |
| 8 | Latin | ubī | where? in what place?, in which place? |
| 9 | Latin | cubī | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *kʷuðei | where |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |