Where does “-kondre” come from?
-kondre (Sranan Tongo) comes from Sranan Tongo kondre, from English country, from Middle English contre, from Old French contree, from Latin contrata, from Latin contra, from Latin rota, from Proto-Italic rotā — to run.
-kondre (Sranan Tongo): ia, -land forms country names
Definitions
- ia, -land forms country names
Ancestry of “-kondre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sranan Tongo | kondre | country |
| 2 | English | country | An area of land; a district, region; A set region... |
| 3 | Middle English | contre | region, area; A political division, including;... |
| 4 | Old French | contree | country; the countryside |
| 5 | Latin | contrata | lying opposite; spread before |
| 6 | Latin | contra | against; opposite to; contrary to |
| 7 | Latin | rota | wheel; a car, a chariot; the disc of the sun |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |