Where does “controdenuncia” come from?

controdenuncia (Italian) comes from Italian contro, from Italian forza, from Latin fortia, from Latin fortis, from Old Latin forctis, from Proto-Italic forktis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

controdenuncia (Italian): counteraccusation, countercharge

Definitions

  1. counteraccusation, countercharge

Ancestry of “controdenuncia”, step by step

controdenuncia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian contro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancontroagainst; con; counter
2Italianforzaforce; strength; !
3Latinfortianominative neuter plural of fortis; accusative...
4Latinfortisstrong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,...
5Old Latinforctisstrong
6Proto-Italicforktisstrong, robust
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

via Italian denuncia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandenunciadenouncement; registration; complaint, notice
2Italiandenunciareto declare; to denounce; to expose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ-