Where does “country” come from?
country (Finnish) comes from English country, from Middle English contre, from Old French contree, from Latin contrata, from Latin contra, from Latin rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂ — to run.
country (Finnish): country music
Definitions
- country music
Ancestry of “country”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | country | An area of land; a district, region; A set region... |
| 2 | Middle English | contre | region, area; A political division, including;... |
| 3 | Old French | contree | country; the countryside |
| 4 | Latin | contrata | lying opposite; spread before |
| 5 | Latin | contra | against; opposite to; contrary to |
| 6 | Latin | rota | wheel; a car, a chariot; the disc of the sun |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |