Where does “kontrastera” come from?
kontrastera (Swedish) comes from Swedish kontrast, from French contraste, from Middle French contraste, from Italian contrasto, from Italian contrastare, from Latin contrāstāre, from Latin contrā, from Latin ubī — where.
kontrastera (Swedish): to contrast
Definitions
- to contrast
Ancestry of “kontrastera”, step by step
kontrastera traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kontrast
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kontrast | contrast |
| 2 | French | contraste | contrast; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Middle French | contraste | — |
| 4 | Italian | contrasto | obstacle, hindrance; quarrel, argument, dispute;... |
| 5 | Italian | contrastare | to oppose, to impede, to hinder; to quarrel, to... |
| 6 | Latin | contrāstāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | contrā | against |
| 8 | Latin | ubī | where? in what place?, in which place? |
| 9 | Latin | cubī | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *kʷuðei | where |