Where does “contre” come from?

contre (Middle English) comes from Old French contree, from Latin contrata, from Latin contra, from Latin rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- — to run.

contre (Middle English): region, area; A political division, including;...

Definitions

  1. region, area; A political division, including;...

Ancestry of “contre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcontreecountry; the countryside
2Latincontratalying opposite; spread before
3Latincontraagainst; opposite to; contrary to
4Latinrotawheel; a car, a chariot; the disc of the sun
5Proto-Italicrotā—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run

Words derived from “contre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic rotā →
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