c 3 o 1 u 1 n 1 t 1 e 1 r 1 w 4 e 1 i 1 g 2 h 4 t 1
13 letters · 22 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a weight that balances another weight
verb constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to
originEtymology 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 weight English counterweight From counter- + weight.
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- tochering 15
- whereinto 15
- whereunto 15