Where does “kontras” come from?
kontras (Indonesian) comes from Dutch contrast, from French contraste, from Middle French contraste, from Italian contrasto, from Italian contrastare, from Latin contrāstāre, from Latin contrā, from Latin ubī — where.
kontras (Indonesian): contrasting: markedly different
Definitions
- contrasting: markedly different
Ancestry of “kontras”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | contrast | a contrast |
| 2 | French | contraste | contrast; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Middle French | contraste | — |
| 4 | Italian | contrasto | obstacle, hindrance; quarrel, argument, dispute;... |
| 5 | Italian | contrastare | to oppose, to impede, to hinder; to quarrel, to... |
| 6 | Latin | contrāstāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | contrā | against |
| 8 | Latin | ubī | where? in what place?, in which place? |
| 9 | Latin | cubī | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *kʷuðei | where |