encounter

The story

1. Latin · derived fromin“in”
2. Late Latin · derived fromincontrā“in front of”
3. Old French · derived fromencontrer“to confront”
4. Anglo-Norman · derived fromencountrer
5. Middle English · inherited fromencountren
6. English todayencounter

From Middle English encountren, from Anglo-Norman encountrer, Old French encontrer (“to confront”), from encontre (“against, counter to”), from Late Latin incontrā (“in front of”) itself from Latin in (“in”) + contrā (“against”).

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