Where does “ridotto” come from?
ridotto (English) comes from Italian ridotto, from Latin reductus, from Latin redūcō, from Latin rĕ-, from Proto-Italic *wre-.
ridotto (English): A public ball, typically a masquerade, popular in...
Definitions
- A public ball, typically a masquerade, popular in...
Ancestry of “ridotto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | ridotto | reduced; adapted, abridged; foyer |
| 2 | Latin | reductus | restored, reformed, reduced |
| 3 | Latin | redūcō | — |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *wre- | — |