Where does “caporovescio” come from?

caporovescio (Italian) comes from Italian rovescio, from Latin reversus, from Latin revertor, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

caporovescio (Italian): With the head down

Definitions

  1. With the head down

Ancestry of “caporovescio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrovesciofirst-person singular present indicative of...
2Latinreversusreturned
3LatinrevertorI return; I turn back, turn around
4Latinrĕ-back, backwards
5Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
6Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
7Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Latin rĕ-