Where does “contrato” come from?
contrato (Italian) comes from Italian contrare, from French contre, from Italian contro, from Italian forza, from Latin fortia, from Latin fortis, from Old Latin forctis, from Proto-Italic forktis — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.
contrato (Italian): past participle of contrare
Definitions
- past participle of contrare
Ancestry of “contrato”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | contrare | to double; to counter; to counter-attack |
| 2 | French | contre | against; as against; in exchange for |
| 3 | Italian | contro | against; con; counter |
| 4 | Italian | forza | force; strength; ! |
| 5 | Latin | fortia | nominative neuter plural of fortis; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | fortis | strong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,... |
| 7 | Old Latin | forctis | strong |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | forktis | strong, robust |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |