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Etymology of the French word contre

the Old French word contre
derived from the Latin word contra
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kom (near, with, together)

Derivations in French

contrer, contravis, contre-courbe, contremander, contretemps, contre-approches, contrebas, haute-contre

Derivations in other languages

English counter, English country, English counter, Italian contrare, Italian contre, Romanian contră

Cognates

Dutch contra, English contra, German kontra, Italian contro, Italian contra, Latin contra, Norwegian kontra, Spanish contra, Swedish kontra

Usage

Word found in Old French



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