Where does “contra-” come from?

contra- (Portuguese) comes from Latin contrā, from Latin ubī, from Latin cubī, from Proto-Italic *kʷuðei — where.

contra- (Portuguese): counter-

Definitions

  1. counter-

Ancestry of “contra-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincontrāagainst
2Latinubīwhere? in what place?, in which place?
3Latincubī—
4Proto-Italic*kʷuðeiwhere

Words derived from “contra-”

Every word from Proto-Italic *kʷuðei →Every word from Latin cubī →Every word from Latin ubī →