Where does “contrevengier” come from?

contrevengier (Middle French) comes from Middle French vengier, from Old French vengier, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

contrevengier (Middle French): to avenge

Definitions

  1. to avenge

Ancestry of “contrevengier”, step by step

contrevengier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French vengier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchvengierto avenge, to take revenge
2Old Frenchvengierto avenge, to take revenge
3Latinvindicōto lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi)
4Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
5Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Middle French contre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcontreagainst; opposing
2Old Frenchcontreagainst
3Latincontrāagainst
4Latinubīwhere? in what place?, in which place?
5Latincubī
6Proto-Italic*kʷuðeiwhere
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-