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Where does “appoggiare” come from?

appoggiare (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin appodiare, from Latin podium, from Ancient Greek πόδιον, from Ancient Greek πούς, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

appoggiare (Italian): to support, to second, to back, to endorse; to...

Definitions

  1. to support, to second, to back, to endorse; to...

Ancestry of “appoggiare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinappodiare—
2Latinpodiumbalcony, especially in an amphitheatre
3Ancient Greekπόδιονlittle foot; base
4Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpóds—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “appoggiare”

  • appoggiatura
  • appoggiatoio
  • appoggiamano
  • appoggiatura
  • appoggio
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →