encontrar
/enkonˈtɾaɾ/ · A1 · verb
to find, encounter, come across
🔍 encontrar = en + contra: to come up against something, like English encounter
From Latin in contra, literally up against. English encounter is the same word via French. When you come up against a thing you find it; when you come up against a person you meet them. One root covers both senses.