Etymology

countercharge

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Today it means: An accusation against an opponent in an argument in response to the opponent's accusations. Full definition →

English charge ← Middle English chargen ← Old French chargier
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The story

  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. Englishcounter-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ḱers-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥sós
  14. Proto-Celtic*karros
  15. Gaulish*karros
  16. Latincarrus
  17. Latincarricō
  18. Late Latincarricāre
  19. Old Frenchchargier
  20. Middle Englishchargen
  21. Englishcharge
  22. English todaycountercharge

From counter- + charge.

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