countercurrent

noun

actions counter to the main group activity

a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current

Roots

contracounter- · Latin · against, opposite currerecurr- · Latin · to run, flow ens-ent · Latin · present participle, doing

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The word countercurrent breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: counter-, from Latin contra (“against, opposite”); curr, from Latin currere (“to run, flow”); and -ent, from Latin ens (“present participle, doing”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.