Where does “contrecarrer” come from?
contrecarrer (French) comes from French carrer, from Old French carrer, from Latin quadrō, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto, from Latin quārtus — and.
contrecarrer (French): to thwart; to stymie
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