addosso etymology

Italian word addosso comes from Italian dorso, Italian a- (Ad- (indication direction) A- (indicating lack or loss).)

Detailed word origin of addosso

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
dorso Italian (ita) (swimming) backstroke. Back (of body, hand, book, etc). Ridge.
a- Italian (ita) Ad- (indication direction) A- (indicating lack or loss).
addosso Italian (ita) (followed by a) on, next to On (one's person).

Words with the same origin as addosso

Descendants of a-
abbasso abbraccio accadere affare aggiornare aggiustare aggiustato ammazzare approfittare arrabbiare assaggiare assaggio assicurare assicurato assicurazione attirare avvicinamento avvicinare avvicinarsi