Where does “kontrapunkto” come from?
kontrapunkto (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto kontraŭ, from French contre, from Italian contro, from Italian forza, from Latin fortia, from Latin fortis, from Old Latin forctis, from Proto-Italic forktis — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.
kontrapunkto (Esperanto): counterpoint
Definitions
- counterpoint
Ancestry of “kontrapunkto”, step by step
kontrapunkto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto kontraŭ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | kontraŭ | against; in return for |
| 2 | French | contre | against; as against; in exchange for |
| 3 | Italian | contro | against; con; counter |
| 4 | Italian | forza | force; strength; ! |
| 5 | Latin | fortia | nominative neuter plural of fortis; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | fortis | strong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,... |
| 7 | Old Latin | forctis | strong |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | forktis | strong, robust |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |
via Esperanto punkto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | punkto | point |
| 2 | Russian | пункт | point; point, station |
| 3 | Polish | punkt | dot; point; spot |
| 4 | Latin | pūnctum | point |
| 5 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |