Etymology of the Latin word contra
the Latin word
contraderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
Derivations in Latin
in-contra-ubi,
contra-,
terra contrata,
contrapassum,
contrarius,
contrarium,
contrata,
incontraDerivations in other languages
Albanian
kundër, English
con, English
contra, French
contra-, French
contre, French
contrevaloir, Italian
contra-, Italian
contra, Italian
contro, Romanian
către, Spanish
contra, Spanish
contrafacer, Spanish
contrahorte, Spanish
contraproducente, Spanish
contravalar, Spanish
contrarrestarCognates
Dutch
contra, English
contra, French
contre, German
kontra, Italian
contro, Italian
contra, Norwegian
kontra, Spanish
contra, Swedish
kontraUsage
Word found in Medieval Latin, Late Latin