Where does “contrapposto” come from?
contrapposto (Italian) comes from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.
contrapposto (Italian): past participle of contrapporre; past participle...
Definitions
- past participle of contrapporre; past participle...
Ancestry of “contrapposto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | posto | place, spot; place, position ; often not... |
| 2 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 3 | Latin | pōnō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |
Words derived from “contrapposto”