Where does “soprapposto” come from?
soprapposto (Italian) comes from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.
soprapposto (Italian): Alternative form of sovrapposto
Definitions
- Alternative form of sovrapposto
Ancestry of “soprapposto”, step by step
soprapposto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian posto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | posto | place, spot |
| 2 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 3 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |
via Italian sovrapposto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sovrapposto | superimposed; past participle of sovrapporre |