Etymology

contrast

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French contraster ← Latin contrāstāre
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  1. Latin · derived fromcontrāstāre“to resist", "to withstand”
  2. French · borrowed fromcontraster
  3. English todaycontrast

From French contraster, from Latin contrāstāre (“to resist", "to withstand”), from contrā (“against”) + stō, stāre (“to stand”).

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