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Where does “contravía” come from?

contravía (Spanish) comes from Spanish contra-, from Latin contrā, from Latin ubī, from Latin cubī, from Proto-Italic *kʷuðei.

contravía (Spanish): counter, difference; The opposite lane of traffic

Definitions

  1. counter, difference; The opposite lane of traffic

Ancestry of “contravía”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcontra-contra-
2Latincontrā—
3Latinubī—
4Latincubī—
5Proto-Italic*kʷuðei—
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