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Where does “contrapoñer” come from?

contrapoñer (Galician) comes from Latin contrapono, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.

contrapoñer (Galician): to compare; to set up against, place in...

Definitions

  1. to compare; to set up against, place in...

Ancestry of “contrapoñer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincontraponoplace in opposition
2Latinpōnō—
3Proto-Italicpoznō—
4Proto-Italicpozinō—
5Proto-Italicsinō—
Every word from Proto-Italic sinō →