Etymology Explorer › Middle French

Where does “encontrer” come from?

encontrer (Middle French) comes from Old French encontrer, from Old French encontre, from Late Latin incontra, from Latin contrā, from Latin ubī, from Latin cubī, from Proto-Italic *kʷuðei.

encontrer (Middle French): to meet

Definitions

  1. to meet

Ancestry of “encontrer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchencontrerto meet; to encounter; to meet in battle; to...
2Old Frenchencontremeeting; battle; combat; opposite
3Late Latinincontratowards
4Latincontrā—
5Latinubī—
6Latincubī—
7Proto-Italic*kʷuðei—
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