Where does “controansa” come from?

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

controansa (Italian): loop or coil that turns counter to another

Definitions

  1. loop or coil that turns counter to another

Ancestry of “controansa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancontro-contro-; counter-
2Italiancontra-contra
3Latincontrāagainst
4Latinubīwhere? in what place?, in which place?
5Latincubī
6Proto-Italic*kʷuðeiwhere
Every word from Proto-Italic *kʷuðeiEvery word from Latin cubīEvery word from Latin ubī