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Where does “contraire” come from?

contraire (French) comes from Latin contrarius, from Latin contrā, from Latin ubī, from Latin cubī, from Proto-Italic *kʷuðei.

contraire (French): opposite; contradictory; hostile, unfavorable

Definitions

  1. opposite; contradictory; hostile, unfavorable

Ancestry of “contraire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincontrariusopposite, opposed, contrary, conflicting,...
2Latincontrā—
3Latinubī—
4Latincubī—
5Proto-Italic*kʷuðei—

Words derived from “contraire”

  • contrairement
  • konträr
  • contrar
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