Where does “противоре́чие” come from?

противоре́чие (Russian) comes from Russian речь, from Proto-Slavic rěčь, from Proto-Slavic rěk-, from Proto-Slavic -ь, from Proto-Indo-European -is — Forms nouns from verbs.

противоре́чие (Russian): contradiction (act of contradicting)

Definitions

  1. contradiction (act of contradicting)

Ancestry of “противоре́чие”, step by step

противоре́чие traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian речь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianречьspeech, language; discourse, talk, conversation;...
2Proto-Slavicrěčьspeech
3Proto-Slavicrěk-—
4Proto-Slavic-ьForms nouns; From adjectives; From participles
5Proto-Indo-European-isForms nouns from verbs

via Russian про́тив

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпро́тивagainst
2Old East Slavicпротивъ—
3Proto-Slavicprotivъcontrary, against

Words derived from “противоре́чие”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -is →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ь →Every word from Proto-Slavic rěk- →