Where does “contrata” come from?

contrata (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin contrā, from Latin ubī, from Latin cubī, from Proto-Italic *kʷuðei — where.

contrata (Vulgar Latin): facing land; lying opposite; spread before

Definitions

  1. facing land; lying opposite; spread before

Ancestry of “contrata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincontrāagainst
2Latinubīwhere? in what place?, in which place?
3Latincubī
4Proto-Italic*kʷuðeiwhere

Words derived from “contrata

Every word from Proto-Italic *kʷuðeiEvery word from Latin cubīEvery word from Latin ubī