Etymology of the English word contrapposto
the English word
contrappostoderived from the Italian word
contrappostoderived from the Italian word
contrapporrederived from the Latin word
contraponere (put, place, set)
derived from the Latin word
ponere (esteem, value, count; lay; found; put, lay down; put, place, set; specify, put down; cite)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*apo-using the Latin prefix
contra-derived from the Latin word
contraderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
Date
The earliest known usage of contrapposto in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
