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Where does “contraoferta” come from?

contraoferta (Spanish) comes from Spanish oferta, from Catalan oferta, from Catalan oferir, from Vulgar Latin offerire, from Latin offerre, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

contraoferta (Spanish): counteroffer

Definitions

  1. counteroffer

Ancestry of “contraoferta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishofertaoffer; supply; deal, sale, bargain
2Catalanofertaoffer; supply; deal, sale, bargain
3Catalanoferirto offer
4Vulgar Latinofferirepresent active infinitive of *offeriō
5Latinofferrepresent active infinitive of offerō; bring to,...
6Latinob-towards; against
7Latinobolusobolus
8Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
9Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
10Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
11Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
12Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
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