French word contresigner comes from French signer, French contre- (Counter-, anti-.)

Detailed word origin of contresigner

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
signer	French (fra)	To sign (communicate using sign language). To sign (put a signature on).
contre-	French (fra)	Counter-, anti-.
contresigner	French (fra)	(transitive) to countersign.

Words with the same origin as contresigner