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Where does “esposito” come from?

esposito (Italian) comes from Latin expositus, from Latin expōnō, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.

esposito (Italian): foundling

Definitions

  1. foundling

Ancestry of “esposito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexpositusexposed; exhibited
2Latinexpōnō—
3Latinpōnō—
4Proto-Italicpoznō—
5Proto-Italicpozinō—
6Proto-Italicsinō—

Words derived from “esposito”

  • Esposito
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