Where does “contropista” come from?
contropista (Italian) comes from Italian pista, from Italian pesta, from Italian pestare, from Latin pisto, from Latin pīnsō, from Spanish pienso, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō — to stretch.
contropista (Italian): backtrack
Definitions
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Ancestry of “contropista”, step by step
contropista traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian pista
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | pista | track, trail, scent, clue; track, racetrack,... |
| 2 | Italian | pesta | footprint; mess, trouble; third-person singular... |
| 3 | Italian | pestare | to crush, grind, pound; to trample, step on,... |
| 4 | Latin | pisto | to pound |
| 5 | Latin | pīnsō | to beat, pound |
| 6 | Spanish | pienso | animal feed; thought |
| 7 | Latin | pēnsum | allotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day) |
| 8 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
via Italian contro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | contro | against; con; counter |
| 2 | Italian | forza | force; strength; ! |
| 3 | Latin | fortia | nominative neuter plural of fortis; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | fortis | strong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,... |
| 5 | Old Latin | forctis | strong |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | forktis | strong, robust |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |