Etymology

appui

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Today it means: A support or supporter; a stay; a prop. Full definition →

French appui ← Latin ad
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromad
  2. French · borrowed fromappui
  3. English todayappui

From French appui, from Latin ad + podium (“foothold”).

Words from the same roots

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