Where does “encontrer” come from?
encontrer (Old French) comes from Old French encontre, from Late Latin incontra, from Latin contrā, from Latin ubī, from Latin cubī, from Proto-Italic *kʷuðei — where.
encontrer (Old French): to meet; to encounter; to meet in battle; to...
Definitions
- to meet; to encounter; to meet in battle; to...
Ancestry of “encontrer”, step by step
encontrer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French encontre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | encontre | meeting; battle; combat; opposite |
| 2 | Late Latin | incontra | towards |
| 3 | Latin | contrā | against |
| 4 | Latin | ubī | where? in what place?, in which place? |
| 5 | Latin | cubī | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *kʷuðei | where |
via Late Latin incontrare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | incontrare | — |
| 2 | Latin | contra | against; opposite to; contrary to |
| 3 | Latin | rota | wheel; a car, a chariot; the disc of the sun |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |