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

  1. past participle of contrapporre; past participle...

Ancestry of “contrapposto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpostoplace, spot
2Latinpositusplaced; ordained
3Latinpōnōto place; to put; to lay
4Proto-Italicpoznō—
5Proto-Italicpozinō—
6Proto-Italicsinō—

Words derived from “contrapposto”

Every word from Proto-Italic sinō →Every word from Proto-Italic pozinō →Every word from Proto-Italic poznō →
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