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Encounter Etymology



Encounter etymology

The word "encounter" comes from the Old French word "encontre," which means "meeting" or "confrontation." This word is derived from the Latin word "incontra," which means "to come upon" or "to meet." The prefix "en-" or "em-" is added to the beginning of the word to indicate a sense of "in" or "into," so "encounter" can be interpreted as "coming into contact with" or "meeting face-to-face."

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