counterintelligence

See also: counter-intelligence and counter intelligence

English

Alternative forms

• counter-intelligence

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-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Indo-European *-tér

Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér

Proto-Italic *n̥ter

Latin inter

Latin inter-

Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti

Proto-Italic *legō

Latin legō?

Proto-Indo-European *h₂leg-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *h₂légeti

Proto-Italic *legō?

Latin intellegō

Proto-Indo-European *-onts

Latin -ns

Latin intellegēns

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -iusnom.

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Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā)influ.

Latin -ia

Latin intellegentia

Old French intelligencebor.

Middle English intelligence

English intelligence

English counterintelligence

From counter- + intelligence.

Noun

counterintelligence (usually uncountable, plural counterintelligences)

1. counterespionage

Translations

counterintelligence — see counterespionage