posticcio.
added, where there originally was not
Meaning & usage
added, where there originally was not fake, artificial
barba posticcia
added, where there originally was not easy to remove, temporary
parete posticcia
added, where there originally was not fake, invented
nomi posticci
Where this word comes from
From Old Italian apposticcio, from Late Latin appositīcius, from Latin appōnere. By surface analysis, posto (“put, placed”, past participle of porre (“to put, place”)) + -iccio.
hairpiece, wig, toupe
plantation (of trees, in rows)
Where this word comes from
From Old Italian apposticcio, from Late Latin appositīcius, from Latin appōnere. By surface analysis, posto (“put, placed”, past participle of porre (“to put, place”)) + -iccio.
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