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Where does “kontrast” come from?

kontrast (Polish) comes from French contraste, from Middle French contraste, from Italian contrasto, from Italian contrastare, from Latin contrāstāre, from Latin contrā, from Latin ubī, from Latin cubī.

kontrast (Polish): contrast, difference; contrast, agent used in...

Definitions

  1. contrast, difference; contrast, agent used in...

Ancestry of “kontrast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcontrastecontrast; first-person singular present...
2Middle Frenchcontraste—
3Italiancontrastoobstacle, hindrance; quarrel, argument, dispute;...
4Italiancontrastareto oppose, to impede, to hinder; to quarrel, to...
5Latincontrāstāre—
6Latincontrā—
7Latinubī—
8Latincubī—
9Proto-Italic*kʷuðei—
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