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Where does “apoyar” come from?

apoyar (Spanish) comes from Italian appoggiare, from Vulgar Latin appodiare, from Latin podium, from Ancient Greek πόδιον, from Ancient Greek πούς, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

apoyar (Spanish): to lean, to rest, to lie or lay; to support, to...

Definitions

  1. to lean, to rest, to lie or lay; to support, to...

Ancestry of “apoyar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianappoggiareto support, to second, to back, to endorse; to...
2Vulgar Latinappodiare—
3Latinpodiumbalcony, especially in an amphitheatre
4Ancient Greekπόδιονlittle foot; base
5Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpóds—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “apoyar”

  • apoyo
  • apoyapiés
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