Where does “recitatively” come from?
recitatively (English) comes from English recitative, from Italian recitativo, from Latin recitō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
recitatively (English): In the style of, or in a way that relates to,...
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- In the style of, or in a way that relates to,...
Ancestry of “recitatively”, step by step
recitatively traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English recitative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | recitative | dialogue, in an opera etc, that, rather than... |
| 2 | Italian | recitativo | recited; recitation; recitative |
| 3 | Latin | recitō | to read aloud, recite |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |