Latin
contrā
‘against’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin contrā.
7 English words in this record descend from Latin contrā, most familiar first.
- country ← contre ← contree ← *(terra) contrāta
- counter ← contre
- con
- contra
- contrariety ← contrariété ← contrarietas ← contrarius
- contrecoup ← contre ← contre ← contre
- contragredient
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Etymograph / Latin contrā