Where does “contraria” come from?
contraria (French) comes from French contrarier, from Latin contrariare — to oppose.
contraria (French): third-person singular past historic of contrarier
Definitions
- third-person singular past historic of contrarier
Ancestry of “contraria”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | contrarier | to thwart; to upset; to stand in the way of |
| 2 | Latin | contrariare | to oppose |