Where does “ritu” come from?
ritu (Catalan) comes from Sanskrit ऋतु, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hr̥túš, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ér-tus ~ h₂r̥-téw-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
ritu (Catalan): rite
Definitions
- rite
Ancestry of “ritu”, step by step
ritu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit ऋतु
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | ऋतु | any settled point of time, fixed time, time... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hr̥túš | fixed point of time, period, epoch; fixed order,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ér-tus ~ h₂r̥-téw-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Malay hari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | hari | day |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | ari | day |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | waʀi | day |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | waʀi | day; sun; to dry |
via Latin ritus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ritus | rite, ceremony; habit, custom, usage |