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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.

kontrastera (Swedish): to contrast

Definitions

  1. to contrast

Ancestry of “kontrastera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkontrastcontrast
2Frenchcontrastecontrast; first-person singular present...
3Middle Frenchcontraste—
4Italiancontrastoobstacle, hindrance; quarrel, argument, dispute;...
5Italiancontrastareto oppose, to impede, to hinder; to quarrel, to...
6Latincontrāstāre—
7Latincontrā—
8Latinubī—
9Latincubī—
10Proto-Italic*kʷuðei—
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