Where does “contre-” come from?

contre- (Middle French) comes from Latin contrā, from Latin ubī, from Latin cubī, from Proto-Italic *kʷuðei.

contre- (Middle French): counter-, anti-

Definitions

counter-, anti-

Ancestry of “contre-”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	contrā	—
2	Latin	ubī	—
3	Latin	cubī	—
4	Proto-Italic	*kʷuðei	—

Words derived from “contre-”

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