countercurrent

Questions

What does countercurrent mean?

A current that flows against the prevailing one.

Where does countercurrent come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-éti Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥séti Proto-Italic *korzō Latin currere Old French corre Old French curantbor. Middle English curraunt English current English countercurrent From counter- + current.

How to pronounce countercurrent

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