Counter
/ˈkaʊn.tər/noun
A person or thing that counts, or a surface used for work or serving.
Did you know?“Counter” ultimately traces back to Latin *computare*, “to calculate together,” a root that also helped shape the language of accounting, reckoning, and even fate through numbers.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*peu-
“to strike, to cut, to mark”
Latin
Latin
computare
“to calculate, reckon together”
Old French
Old French
conteor / conter
“to count, calculate; to narrate”
Middle English
English
counter
“one who counts; a counting device”
Modern English
English
counter
“a person who counts, or a work surface; also to act in opposition”