myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of contrapposto

Etymology of the Italian word contrapposto

the Italian word contrapposto

derived from the Italian word contrapporre

derived 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 contra

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kom (near, with, together)