Where does “noncontrast” come from?
noncontrast (English) comes from English contrast, from French contraster, from Italian contrastare, from Latin contrāstāre, from Latin contrā, from Latin ubī, from Latin cubī, from Proto-Italic *kʷuðei — where.
noncontrast (English): Without the use of a contrast medium
Definitions
- Without the use of a contrast medium
Ancestry of “noncontrast”, step by step
noncontrast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English contrast
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | contrast | A difference in lightness, brightness and/or hue... |
| 2 | French | contraster | to contrast |
| 3 | Italian | contrastare | to oppose, to impede, to hinder; to quarrel, to... |
| 4 | Latin | contrāstāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | contrā | against |
| 6 | Latin | ubī | where? in what place?, in which place? |
| 7 | Latin | cubī | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *kʷuðei | where |