Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

countersignature

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables
coun-tersig-na-ture
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

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- English signature English countersignature From counter- + signature.

Inflected Forms

Synonyms

Questions

What does countersignature mean?
A signature made to confirm or endorse another.
Where does countersignature 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- English signature English countersignature From counter- + signature.

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