contrariety
The origin and history of contrariety.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French contrariété, from Late Latin contrarietas, from contrarius, from Latin contra, meaning ‘against’. By surface analysis it breaks down as contrary and -ety.
The origin and history of contrariety.
Borrowed from Middle French contrariété, from Late Latin contrarietas, from contrarius, from Latin contra, meaning ‘against’. By surface analysis it breaks down as contrary and -ety.
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