Where does “ridotto” come from?

ridotto (English) comes from Italian ridotto, from Latin reductus, from Latin redūcō, from Latin rĕ-, from Proto-Italic *wre- — re-, more specifically.

ridotto (English): A public ball, typically a masquerade, popular in...

Definitions

  1. A public ball, typically a masquerade, popular in...

Ancestry of “ridotto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianridottoreduced; adapted, abridged; foyer
2Latinreductusrestored, reformed, reduced
3Latinredūcōto lead, draw, bring or conduct back; bring or accompany home
4Latinrĕ-back, backwards
5Proto-Italic*wre-re-, more specifically
Every word from Proto-Italic *wre- →Every word from Latin rĕ- →Every word from Latin redūcō →
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