Where does “zoppicatura” come from?
zoppicatura (Italian) comes from Italian zoppicare, from Italian zoppo, from Late Latin cloppus.
zoppicatura (Italian): limp; imperfection, defect
Definitions
- limp; imperfection, defect
Ancestry of “zoppicatura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | zoppicare | to have a limp, to walk with a limp; to be lame;... |
| 2 | Italian | zoppo | lame; shaky, rickety, unsteady, wobbly; a lame... |
| 3 | Late Latin | cloppus | — |