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Where does “rovesciata” come from?

rovesciata (Italian) comes from Italian rovesciato, from Italian rovesciare, from Late Latin reversare, from Latin versō, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

rovesciata (Italian): bicycle kick; feminine singular of rovesciato

Definitions

  1. bicycle kick; feminine singular of rovesciato

Ancestry of “rovesciata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrovesciatoupside-down, upturned, overturned, in reverse;...
2Italianrovesciareto pour, spill, damp, tip, shower, lay; to turn...
3Late Latinreversarepresent active infinitive of reversō;...
4Latinversō—
5Latinvertō—
6Proto-Italicwertō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “rovesciata”

  • rövaşata
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