Where does “contrariar” come from?

contrariar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -ar, from Old Portuguese -ar, from Latin -are, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd, from Proto-Indo-European -éad.

contrariar (Portuguese): to counter; to counteract; to contradict

Definitions

  1. to counter; to counteract; to contradict

Ancestry of “contrariar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-arforms the impersonal infinitive of...
2Old Portuguese-ar
3Latin-arepresent active infinitive of -ō; -āre;...
4Latin-oforms masculine agent nouns, positive and...
5Proto-Italic-ōd
6Proto-Indo-European-éad
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éadEvery word from Portuguese -arEvery word from Latin -o
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