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Where does “contra” come from?

contra (Italian) comes from Latin contrā, from Latin ubī, from Latin cubī, from Proto-Italic *kʷuðei.

contra (Italian): Obsolete form of contro; third-person singular...

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of contro; third-person singular...

Ancestry of “contra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincontrā—
2Latinubī—
3Latincubī—
4Proto-Italic*kʷuðei—

Words derived from “contra”

  • contraband
  • contrabass
  • contrabandist
  • noncontraband
  • contrabassist
  • contrabandism
  • contrabander
  • subcontrabass
  • contrabando
  • contrabandista
  • contrabanda
  • contrattazione
  • contrabbasso
  • contrabasso
  • contrabando
  • contrabbassista
  • contrattile
  • contrastivo
  • contrattilità
  • Kontrabass
  • コントラバス
  • contrabas
  • kontrabasszus
  • contra
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