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Where does “contropressione” come from?

contropressione (Italian) comes from Italian pressione, from Latin pressio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

contropressione (Italian): counterpressure

Definitions

  1. counterpressure

Ancestry of “contropressione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpressionepressure; pressure, leverage; blood pressure
2Latinpressioa pressing, pressure; prop, fulcrum of a lever
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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