Where does “zoppicare” come from?

zoppicare (Italian) comes from Italian zoppo, from Late Latin cloppus.

zoppicare (Italian): to have a limp, to walk with a limp; to be lame;...

Definitions

  1. to have a limp, to walk with a limp; to be lame;...

Ancestry of “zoppicare”, step by step

zoppicare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian zoppo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianzoppolame; shaky, rickety, unsteady, wobbly; a lame...
2Late Latincloppus—

via Latin cloppicāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincloppicāre—

Words derived from “zoppicare”

Every word from Late Latin cloppus →Every word from Italian zoppo →