Where does “contree” come from?

contree (Old French) comes 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.

contree (Old French): country; the countryside

Definitions

  1. country; the countryside

Ancestry of “contree”, step by step

contree traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin contrata

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

via Vulgar Latin contrata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincontratafacing land; lying opposite; spread before
2Latincontrāagainst
3Latinubīwhere? in what place?, in which place?
4Latincubī—
5Proto-Italic*kʷuðeiwhere

Words derived from “contree”

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