Where does “contrastare” come from?
contrastare (Italian) comes from Latin contrāstāre, from Latin contrā, from Latin ubī, from Latin cubī, from Proto-Italic *kʷuðei — where.
contrastare (Italian): to oppose, to impede, to hinder; to quarrel, to...
Definitions
- to oppose, to impede, to hinder; to quarrel, to...
Ancestry of “contrastare”, step by step
contrastare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin contrāstāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | contrāstāre | — |
| 2 | Latin | contrā | against |
| 3 | Latin | ubī | where? in what place?, in which place? |
| 4 | Latin | cubī | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *kʷuðei | where |
via Latin contrasto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | contrasto | I oppose |
| 2 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |