Where does “contra” come from?
contra (Romanian) comes from French contre, from Italian contro, from Italian forza, from Latin fortia, from Latin fortis, from Old Latin forctis, from Proto-Italic forktis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.
contra (Romanian): against, versus; against, opposed to, opposite;...
Definitions
- against, versus; against, opposed to, opposite;...
Ancestry of “contra”, step by step
contra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French contre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | contre | against; as against; in exchange for |
| 2 | Italian | contro | against; con; counter |
| 3 | Italian | forza | force; strength; ! |
| 4 | Latin | fortia | nominative neuter plural of fortis; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | fortis | strong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,... |
| 6 | Old Latin | forctis | strong |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | forktis | strong, robust |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |
via Italian contra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | contra | Obsolete form of contro; third-person singular... |