Where does “contrapondere” come from?
contrapondere (Romanian) comes from Romanian contra, from French contre, from Italian contro, from Italian forza, from Latin fortia, from Latin fortis, from Old Latin forctis, from Proto-Italic forktis — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.
contrapondere (Romanian): counterweight
Definitions
- counterweight
Ancestry of “contrapondere”, step by step
contrapondere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian contra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | contra | against, versus; against, opposed to, opposite;... |
| 2 | French | contre | against; as against; in exchange for |
| 3 | Italian | contro | against; con; counter |
| 4 | Italian | forza | force; strength; ! |
| 5 | Latin | fortia | nominative neuter plural of fortis; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | fortis | strong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,... |
| 7 | Old Latin | forctis | strong |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | forktis | strong, robust |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |
via Romanian pondere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | pondere | weight |
| 2 | Latin | pondus | weight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | pondos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénd-os | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |