Where does “prieštaringas” come from?
prieštaringas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian tarti, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos, from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ — boundary, end.
prieštaringas (Lithuanian): contradictory, controversial
Definitions
- contradictory, controversial
Ancestry of “prieštaringas”, step by step
prieštaringas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Lithuanian tarti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | tarti | to pronounce; to articulate; to enunciate; to say |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 3 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 4 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |
via Lithuanian priẽš
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | priẽš | against |