Where does “контрреволюция” come from?
контрреволюция (Russian) comes from Russian револю́ция, from Polish rewolucja, from French révolution, from Latin revolūtiō, from Latin revolvō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
контрреволюция (Russian): counterrevolution
Definitions
- counterrevolution
Ancestry of “контрреволюция”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | револю́ция | revolution |
| 2 | Polish | rewolucja | revolution |
| 3 | French | révolution | revolution |
| 4 | Latin | revolūtiō | The act of revolving; revolution |
| 5 | Latin | revolvō | to roll back; unroll, unwind; revolve, return |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |