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Where does “kontrast” come from?

kontrast (Swedish) comes from French contraste, from Middle French contraste, from Italian contrasto, from Italian contrastare, from Latin contrāstāre, from Latin contrā, from Latin ubī, from Latin cubī.

kontrast (Swedish): contrast

Definitions

  1. contrast

Ancestry of “kontrast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcontrastecontrast; first-person singular present...
2Middle Frenchcontraste—
3Italiancontrastoobstacle, hindrance; quarrel, argument, dispute;...
4Italiancontrastareto oppose, to impede, to hinder; to quarrel, to...
5Latincontrāstāre—
6Latincontrā—
7Latinubī—
8Latincubī—
9Proto-Italic*kʷuðei—

Words derived from “kontrast”

  • kontrastera
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