Where does “contrecoup” come from?

contrecoup (French) comes from French coup, from Old French colp, from Latin colpus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

contrecoup (French): backlash; recoil

Definitions

  1. backlash; recoil

Ancestry of “contrecoup”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcoupblow, hit, strike; fast and instantaneous action;...
2Old Frenchcolpstrike; hit
3Latincolpusstroke; strike; hit
4Ancient Greekκόλποςbosom, lap; a fold in fabric around the bosom;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelp-to bend; to curve, arch
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “contrecoup”

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