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Where does “contrariar” come from?

contrariar (Spanish) comes from Spanish contrario, from Latin contrarius, from Latin contrā, from Latin ubī, from Latin cubī, from Proto-Italic *kʷuðei.

contrariar (Spanish): to oppose; to thwart; to annoy

Definitions

  1. to oppose; to thwart; to annoy

Ancestry of “contrariar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcontrariocontrary, opposite; opposed, against
2Latincontrariusopposite, opposed, contrary, conflicting,...
3Latincontrā—
4Latinubī—
5Latincubī—
6Proto-Italic*kʷuðei—
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