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Where does “contrastare” come from?

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

contrastare (Italian): to oppose, to impede, to hinder; to quarrel, to...

Definitions

  1. to oppose, to impede, to hinder; to quarrel, to...

Ancestry of “contrastare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincontrāstāre—
2Latincontrā—
3Latinubī—
4Latincubī—
5Proto-Italic*kʷuðei—

Words derived from “contrastare”

  • contrast
  • contrasted
  • contrasting
  • contrastive
  • noncontrast
  • postcontrast
  • contrasty
  • contrastively
  • contrastingly
  • radiocontrast
  • precontrast
  • noncontrastive
  • contrastiveness
  • metacontrast
  • contrastivist
  • contrastivity
  • contrastable
  • uncontrasted
  • noncontrasting
  • contrastivism
  • contrastato
  • incontrastabilmente
  • incontrastabile
  • contrastabile
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