counter-

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1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
3. Proto-Italic*kom
4. Proto-Italic*kom-
5. Proto-Italic*komteros
6. Proto-Italic*komterād
7. Latincontrā
8. Old Frenchcontre-
9. Anglo-Normancountre-
10. Middle Englishcounter-
11. English todaycounter-

From Middle English counter-, cownter-, countre-, from Anglo-Norman countre-, from Old French contre, ultimately from Latin contra (“against”). Doublet of contra-.

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